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<p>This paper presents first polish site of <italic>Luticola frequentissima</italic> Levkov, Metzeltin &amp; Pavlov, with morphological and ecological characteristics. The species was found in samples collected from flowing waters and soils within the area of the Bieszczady National Park and the Magura National Park. In south-eastern Poland a low number of <italic>Luticola frequentissima</italic> cells occurred in small shaded streams. It was most frequently observed in aerophitic places (shallow and drying watercourses) and in soils. In the studied samples, apart from those cells with typical dimensions, much smaller and narrower cells with a higher number of striae were found in comparison to those in the currently available literature.</p>
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This paper presents first polish site of Luticola frequentissima Levkov, Metzeltin & Pavlov, with morphological and ecological characteristics. The species was found in samples collected from flowing waters and soils within the area of the Bieszczady National Park and the Magura National Park. In south-eastern Poland a low number of Luticola frequentissima cells occurred in small shaded streams. It was most frequently observed in aerophitic places (shallow and drying watercourses) and in soils. In the studied samples, apart from those cells with typical dimensions, much smaller and narrower cells with a higher number of striae were found in comparison to those in the currently available literature.

<italic>Luticola frequentissima</italic> Levkov, Metzeltin &amp; Pavlov – morphological and ecological characteristics of a population from Southern Poland

Department of Soil Studies, Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture

Podkarpackie Innovative Research Centre of the Environment, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture

Department of Agroecology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture

Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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 Levkov, Metzeltin & Pavlov – morphological and ecological characteristics of a population from Southern Poland

This paper presents first polish site of Luticola frequentissima Levkov, Metzeltin & Pavlov, with morphological and ecological characteristics. The species was...

Luticola frequentissima Levkov, Metzeltin & Pavlov – morphological and ecological characteristics of a population from Southern Poland

Article Category: Short communication

Published Online: May 31, 2017

Page range: 237 - 243

Received: Sep 12, 2016

Accepted: Oct 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2017-0024

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