Araphid pennate diatoms of Ngor (Dakar, Senegal)
Laboratory of Botany and Biodiversity, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, BP 5500, Dakar-Fann, Senegal.
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, 19(03), 196–203.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2022.19.3.0237
Publication history:
Received on 12 May 2022; revised on 14 June 2022; accepted on 16 June 2022
Abstract:
The present study provides the first list of marine araphid pennate diatoms from Ngor (Senegal). A total of 18 taxa belonging to 9 genera, 9 families, and 8 orders of Fragilariophyceae Class were described and identified by light microscopy in Ngor’s waters between July 2009 and November 2011. All these taxa are new for the microflora of Ngor.
Keywords:
Diatoms; Araphid Pennate; Taxonomic Composition; Ngor; Senegal
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