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<p>Peatlands are one of the globally important ecosystems. Blanket bogs are a type of peatlands where water is generally supplied by meteorological events (rain, snow). We have been conducting the first detailed algal flora study of blanket bogs of Turkey and found new records of algae genera ever given for Turkey. Here, we report a total of four desmids genera identified as new records for freshwater algal flora of Turkey: <italic>Spirotaenia</italic> (<italic>Spirotaenia condensata</italic>, <italic>Spirotaenia erythrocephala</italic>), <italic>Mesotaenium</italic> (<italic>Mesotaenium macrococcum</italic>), <italic>Hyalotheca</italic> (<italic>Hyalotheca dissiliens</italic>), and <italic>Bambusina</italic> (<italic>Bambusina borreri</italic>). Their ecological habitat is also discussed to highlight the importance of protection and sustainability of these unique areas.</p>
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Peatlands are one of the globally important ecosystems. Blanket bogs are a type of peatlands where water is generally supplied by meteorological events (rain, snow). We have been conducting the first detailed algal flora study of blanket bogs of Turkey and found new records of algae genera ever given for Turkey. Here, we report a total of four desmids genera identified as new records for freshwater algal flora of Turkey: Spirotaenia (Spirotaenia condensata, Spirotaenia erythrocephala), Mesotaenium (Mesotaenium macrococcum), Hyalotheca (Hyalotheca dissiliens), and Bambusina (Bambusina borreri). Their ecological habitat is also discussed to highlight the importance of protection and sustainability of these unique areas.

New Records of Desmids from Blanket Bogs in Turkey

Gümüşhane University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Agriculture

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Peatlands are one of the globally important ecosystems. Blanket bogs are a type of peatlands where water is generally supplied by meteorological events (rain,...

New Records of Desmids from Blanket Bogs in Turkey

Published Online: Feb 08, 2023

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0018

Keywords
algae, desmids, new records, peatland, Turkey

© 2022 Bülent Akar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

New Records of Desmids from Blanket Bogs in Turkey

Published Online: Feb 08, 2023

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2022-0018

Keywordsalgae, desmids, new records, peatland, Turkey

© 2022 Bülent Akar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
algae, desmids, new records, peatland, Turkey