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Rare calciphilous diatoms from the genus Gomphonema (Bacillariophyta) in lotic waters of SE Poland Cover

Rare calciphilous diatoms from the genus Gomphonema (Bacillariophyta) in lotic waters of SE Poland

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|Mar 2018

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Figure 1

Location of the study sites where species from the Gomphonema genus were identified: A – Study area in SE Poland; SI – Sampling sites in the San River (1–7); S2 – Sampling sites in the Wołosaty stream and tributaries (1–9) in Bieszczady National Park; S3 – Sampling sites on the Wisłoka River and tributaries (1–23) in Magura National Park
Location of the study sites where species from the Gomphonema genus were identified: A – Study area in SE Poland; SI – Sampling sites in the San River (1–7); S2 – Sampling sites in the Wołosaty stream and tributaries (1–9) in Bieszczady National Park; S3 – Sampling sites on the Wisłoka River and tributaries (1–23) in Magura National Park

Figure 2

Examples of morphological variation in LM: Gomphonema cuneolus (A–Y); Gomphonema innocens (Z–AH); Gomphonema drutelingense (AI–AU). Scale bar = 10 μm
Examples of morphological variation in LM: Gomphonema cuneolus (A–Y); Gomphonema innocens (Z–AH); Gomphonema drutelingense (AI–AU). Scale bar = 10 μm

Figure 3

Examples of morphological variation in LM: Gomphonema lateripunctatum (A–Q); Gomphonema lippertii (R–AD); Gomphonema calcifugum (AE–AU). Scale bar = 10 μm
Examples of morphological variation in LM: Gomphonema lateripunctatum (A–Q); Gomphonema lippertii (R–AD); Gomphonema calcifugum (AE–AU). Scale bar = 10 μm

Figure 4

Gomphonema cuneolus SEM: external view of valve (A–E), internal view of valve (F); Gomphonema innocens SEM: external view of raphe (G–I), internal view of raphe (L). Scale bars = 5 μm except for B where scale bar = 10 μm and J & K where scale bar = 3 μm
Gomphonema cuneolus SEM: external view of valve (A–E), internal view of valve (F); Gomphonema innocens SEM: external view of raphe (G–I), internal view of raphe (L). Scale bars = 5 μm except for B where scale bar = 10 μm and J & K where scale bar = 3 μm

Figure 5

Gomphonema drutelingense: external view of valve (A–C), internal view of valve (D–I), Gomphonema lateripunctatum: external view of valve, and internal valve details (J–L). Scale bars = 10 μm except for G, H, I & L where scale bars = 5 μm and K where scale bar = 4 μm
Gomphonema drutelingense: external view of valve (A–C), internal view of valve (D–I), Gomphonema lateripunctatum: external view of valve, and internal valve details (J–L). Scale bars = 10 μm except for G, H, I & L where scale bars = 5 μm and K where scale bar = 4 μm

Figure 6

Scanning microscope micrographs of Gomphonema taxa: External valve view of G. lippertii (A & B); Internal valve view of G. lippertii (C–F); External valve view of G. calcifugum (G–K); Internal valve view of G. calcifugum (L). Scale bars = 10 μm except for D, E, G, H & L where scale bar = 5 μm
Scanning microscope micrographs of Gomphonema taxa: External valve view of G. lippertii (A & B); Internal valve view of G. lippertii (C–F); External valve view of G. calcifugum (G–K); Internal valve view of G. calcifugum (L). Scale bars = 10 μm except for D, E, G, H & L where scale bar = 5 μm

Physicochemical water parameters measured in the studied rivers and streams with values of medians (given in parentheses)

River/streamTemperature (°C)pHConductivity (μS cm–1)O2 (mg l–1)
San6.5–14.5 (7.5)6.5–8.2 (7.8)131–530 (141)no data
Wołosaty5.5–12.2 (8.3)6.4–8.8 (8.3)78–278 (149)10.2–11.4 (10.6)
Terebowiec6.1–9.3 (8.3)6.4–8.4 (8.2)86–284 (140)10.7–11.1 (10.9)
Rzeczyca7.4–10.0 (7.8)6.4–8.4 (7.4)97–246 (157)10.2–10.6 (10.2)
Wisłoka8.8–16.5 (9.3)6.5–9.6 (7.8)92–402 (233)8.6–12.3 (10.0)
Ryjak11.3–12.5 (12.0)6.0–7.6 (7.2)96–406 (224)9.6– 11.2 (10.0)
Wilsznia10.7–14.0 (12.1)6.1– 7.5 (7.2)104–420 (293)9.6–10.2 (9.9)
Kłopotnica11.1–16.0 (13.4)6.3–7.5 (7.1)84–325 (290)9.6–10.0 (9.8)
Krempna9.8–14.8 (12.7)6.3–8.6 (7.7)161–530 (356)7.4–11.7 (9.8)
Rzeszówka11.6–12.0 (11.8)6.0–8.4 (6.9)103–315 (212)9.0–11.0 (10.1)
Świerzówka10.8–12.5 (11.2)6.3–8.6 (7.0)101–313 (209)9.0–11.5 (10.5)
Zimna Woda10.1–13.0 (12.1)6.4–8.5 (7.3)146–418 (245)9.4–9.9 (9.5)
Baranie10.3–15.9 (10.9)6.3–8.5 (7.7)78–307 (245)9.2–9.7 (9.3)

Concentration of ions measured in the studied rivers and streams with values of medians (given in parentheses)

River/streamCl– (mg l–1) SO42 $\begin{array}{} \rm SO_{4}\,^{2-} \end{array}$(mg l–1) NO3 $\begin{array}{} \rm NO_{3}\,^{-} \end{array}$ (mg l–1) PO43 $\begin{array}{} \rm PO_{4}\,^{3-} \end{array}$ (mg l–1)Ca2+(mg l–1)
San0.8–3.4 (2.24)11.4–24.9 (15.83)1.0–2.9 (1.45)<0.00146.4–47.3 (47.1)
Wołosaty0.4–5.4 (0.88)11.1–26.8 (14.68)1.7–3.2 (2.18)<0.001–0.630.3–41.6 (36.75)
Terebowiec0.4–5.6 (0.75)12.5–27.2 (12.58)2.0–2.9 (2.26)<0.00132.4–35.3 (33.31)
Rzeczyca0.6–5.3 (0.98)16.3–33.3 (16.60)1.8–3.2 (2.3)<0.00138.8–39.7 (39.20)
Wisłoka0.4–7.2 (5.7)3.7–48.7 (29.7)< 0.1–5.3 (0.5)<0.001–4.2 (0.1)23.3–62.5 (48.9)
Ryjak0.1–7.0 (2.29)2.5–30.8 (18.42)< 0.1–5.1 (0.1)0.03–0.04 (0.01)26.0–62.6 (40.89)
Wilsznia0.3–5.8 (1.41)3.4–28.4 (18.09)< 0.1–5.8 (0.12)<0.001–0.2 (<0.01)15.8–58.1 (38.74)
Kłopotnica0.4–8.5 (1.37)4.3–51.1 (17.74)0.4–7.2 (5.15)0.01–0.02 (0.01)13.4–39.8 (34.6)
Krempna0.7–1.6 (1.14)6.0–46.3 (16.15)< 0.1–5.4 (1.80)<0.001–0.07 (0.01)33.7–76.4 (54.2)
Rzeszówka0.8–1.2 (1.0)10.1–27.3 (19.30)< 0.1–4.2 (0.85)0.02–0.09 (0.03)18.9–43.9 (33.5)
Świerzówka0.5–1.2 (0.7)10.1–27.6 (19.5)< 0.1–5.0 (0.95)0.008–0.03 (0.01)18.8–49.1 (42.3)
Zimna Woda0.6–5.6 (3.35)8.8–38.4 (24.73)1.2–6.7 (1.4)0.01–0.05 (0.02)38.6–42.3 (40.07)
Baranie0.7–4.9 (2.84)7.1–24.0 (21.54)0.6–10 (1.7)<0.001–0.02 (0.01)12.4–41.1 (38.5)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 27 - 40
Submitted on: Jun 23, 2017
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Accepted on: Sep 8, 2017
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Published on: Mar 13, 2018
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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