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Species of Bacillariales examined in the present study (*first record for Turkish Freshwater Diatom Flora)
| Species |
|---|
| Cylindrotheca gracilis (Brébisson) Grunow |
| Dentcula subtilis Grunow * |
| Hantzschia abundans Lange-Bertalot * |
| Hantzschia amphioxys (Ehrenberg) Grunow |
| Hantzschia calcifuga Reichardt & Lange-Bertalot * |
| Hantzschia cf. abundans Lange-Bertalot |
| Nitzschia abbreviata Hustedt* |
| Nitzschia acicularis (Kützing) W. Smith |
| Nitzschia acidoclinata Lange-Bertalot * |
| Nitzschia alpina Hustedt |
| Nitzschia amphibia Grunow |
| Nitzschia angustata (W. Smith) Grunow |
| Nitzschia angustatula Lange-Bertalot |
| Nitzschia archibaldii Lange-Bertalot * |
| Nitzschia bacilliformis Hustedt * |
| Nitzschia bergii Cleve-Euler * |
| Nitzschia brunoi Lange-Bertalot |
| Nitzschia capitellata Hustedt |
| Nitzschia clausii Hantzsch |
| Nitzschia communis Rabenhorst |
| Nitzschia denticula Grunow |
| Nitzschia desertorum Hustedt |
| Nitzschia dissipata (Kützing) Rabenhorst |
| Nitzschia dissipata var. media (Hantzsch) Grunow |
| Nitzschia draveillensis Coste & Ricard |
| Nitzschia dubia W. Smith |
| Nitzschia elegantula Grunow * |
| Nitzschia flexa Schumann |
| Nitzschia fonti cola (Grunow) Grunow |
| Nitzschia graciliformis Lange-Bertalot & Simonsen * |
| Nitzschia gracilis Hantzsch |
| Nitzschia hantzschiana Rabenhorst |
| Nitzschia heufleriana Grunow |
| Nitzschia homburgiensis Lange-Bertalot |
| Nitzschia inconspicua Grunow |
| Nitzschia leistikowii Lange-Bertalot * |
| Nitzschia linearis (C. Agardh) W. Smith |
| Nitzschia microcephala Grunow |
| Nitzschia palea (Kützing) W. Smith |
| Nitzschia paleacea (Grunow) Grunow * |
| Nitzschia pusilla Grunow |
| Nitzschia recta Hantzsch |
| Nitzschia rosenstockii Lange-Bertalot * |
| Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) W. Smith |
| Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W. Smith |
| Nitzschia sociabilis Hustedt |
| Nitzschia solgensis A.Cleve-Euler |
| Nitzschia solita Hustedt |
| Nitzschia soratensis Morales & Vis * |
| Nitzschia subacicularis Hustedt |
| Nitzschia subtilis (Grunow) Hustedt * |
| Nitzschia supralitorea Lange-Bertalot |
| Nitzschia tabellaria (Grunow) Grunow |
| Nitzschia thermaloides Hustedt |
| Nitzschia umbonata (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot |
| Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch |
| Nitzschia vitrea Norman |
| Nitzschia vitrea var. salinarum Grunow |
| Nitzschia wuellerstorffii Grunow |
| Simonsenia delognei (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot |
| Tryblionella apiculata W. Gregory |
| Tryblionella calida (Grunow) D.G. Mann |
| Tryblionella debilis Arnott |
| Tryblionella hungarica (Grunow) Frenguelli |
| Tryblionella sp. |
Sampling sites
| Site | River basin name | Waterbody name | Coordinates | Altitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Porsuk River_1 | 39°34.130'N | 30°06.109'E | 890 m | |
| K2 | Ilıca Stream | 39°35.606'N | 30°05.129'E | 888 m | |
| K3 | Porsuk River_2 | 39°29.061'N | 30°02.199'E | 925 m | |
| K4 | Porsuk River_3 | 39°26.918'N | 30°01.196'E | 917 m | |
| K5 | Porsuk River_4 | 39°22.644'N | 30°04.030'E | 914 m | |
| K6 | Sakarya RB | Porsuk River_5 | 39°19.846'N | 30°00.384'E | 947 m |
| K7 | Felent Stream_1 | 39°30.808'N | 29°44.148'E | 1017 m | |
| K8 | Felent Stream_2 | 39°30.506'N | 29°45.037'E | 1022 m | |
| K9 | Felent Stream_3 | 39°29.414'N | 29°49.850'E | 1008 m | |
| K10 | Felent Stream_4 | 39°29.110'N | 29°50.450'E | 999 m | |
| K11 | Safa Stream | 39°49.651'N | 29°39.120'E | 1118 m | |
| K12 | Susurluk RB | Small stream in Tiraz village | 39°49.161'N | 29°38.370'E | 870 m |
| K13 | Small stream in Tiraz village | 39°50.039'N | 29°33.252'E | 1299 m | |
| K14 | Kokar Stream_1 | 39°07.545'N | 30°06.511'E | 1005 m | |
| K15 | Sakarya RB | Kokar Stream_2 | 39°06.925'N | 30°06.913'E | 1017 m |
| K16 | Murat Stream | 39°01.548'N | 29°58.958'E | 1040 m | |
| K17 | Small stream in Altintaş village | 39°04.908'N | 30°07.629'E | 1012 m | |
| K18 | Gediz River_1 | 38°59.170'N | 29°36.476'E | 960 m | |
| K19 | Gediz RB | Gediz River_1 | 38°58.627'N | 29°23.823'E | 831 m |
| K20 | Emet River_1 | 39°14.859'N | 29°14.215'E | 752 m | |
| K21 | Emet River_2 | 39°20.453'N | 29°14.956'E | 772 m | |
| K22 | Emet River_3 | 39°19.089'N | 29°23.962'E | 1118 m | |
| K23 | Kocasu Stream_1 | 39°21.824'N | 29°36.529'E | 916 m | |
| K24 | Kocasu Stream_2 | 39°26.493'N | 29°36.922'E | 917 m | |
| K25 | Kocasu Stream_3 | 39°31.637'N | 29°30.328'E | 829 m | |
| K26 | Susurluk RB | Kocasu Stream_4 | 39°35.114'N | 29°27.775'E | 814 m |
| K27 | Kırık Stream | 39°48.081'N | 29°36.746'E | 926 m | |
| K28 | Small stream in Domaniç village | 39°51.464'N | 29°67.943'E | 1234 m | |
| K29 | Kocasu Stream_5 | 39°41.762'N | 29°30.674'E | 674 m | |
| K30 | Kocasu Stream_6 | 39°36.314'N | 29°27.782'E | 731m | |
| K31 | Small stream in Simav village | 38°56.359'N | 29°15.738'E | 927 m | |
| K32 | Eynal thermal discharge water | 39°07.345'N | 28°59.270'E | 794 m | |
| K33 | Simav Stream_1 | 39°08.213'N | 28°57.806'E | 788 m | |
| K34 | Simav Stream_2 | 39°06.899'N | 28°52.848'E | 833 m | |
| K35 | Gediz RB | Simav Stream_3 | 39°09.933'N | 28°45.037'E | 596 m |
| K36 | Simav Stream_4 | 39°10.016'N | 28°39.801'E | 515 m | |
| K37 | Simav Stream_5 | 39°09.854'N | 28°46.753'E | 613 m | |
| K38 | Small stream in Eğir village | 39°12.714'N | 28°52.016'E | 931m | |
| K39 | Small stream in Eğir village | 39°14.033'N | 28°14.667'E | 1432 m | |
| K40 | Kocasu Stream_7 | 39°18.771'N | 28°57.724'E | 805 m | |
| K41 | Susurluk RB | Kocasu Stream_8 | 39°17.738'N | 28°58.567'E | 714 m |
| K42 | Naşa thermal discharge water | 39°08.701'N | 28°57.397'E | 789 m | |
| K43 | Small stream in Naşa village | 39°08.747'N | 28°57.577'E | 780 m | |
| K44 | Simav Stream_6 | 39°07.772'N | 28°58.196'E | 794 m | |
| K45 | Gediz RB | Small stream in Değirmisaz village | 39°30.476'N | 29°18.741'E | 690 m |
| K46 | MustafaKemalPaşa Stream | 39°29.439'N | 29°12.258'E | 513 m | |
| K47 | Small stream in Hamidat village | 39°39.45'N | 29°29.451'E | 812 m | |
| K48 | Small stream in Domaniç village | 39°34.29'N | 29°27.503'E | 818 m | |
| K49 | Small stream in Güneyköy village | 39°43.11'N | 29°30.420'E | 662 m | |
| K50 | Susurluk RB | Small stream in Domaniç village | 39°44.37'N | 29°33.135'E | 743 m |
| K51 | Small stream in Domaniç village | 39°47.28'N | 29°35.437'E | 833 m | |
| K52 | Small stream in Sefaköy village | 39°49.25'N | 29°38.160'E | 913 m | |
| K53 | Ilıcaksu Stream | 39°46.21'N | 29°38.492'E | 804 m |
Selected physicochemical parameters of the sampling sites (EPL - epilithic, EPP - epipelic, DO - dissolved oxygen, TEMP - temperature, COND - conductivity)
| Site | Physicochemical parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | DO (mg l−1) | TEMP (°C) | COND (μS cm−1) | pH | |
| K1 | EPL | 4.6 | 11.7 | 723 | 7.9 |
| K2 | EPL | 8.9 | 17.6 | 806 | 8.7 |
| K3 | EPL | 2.3 | 12.1 | 665 | 7.7 |
| K4 | EPL | 5.5 | 14.2 | 913 | 7.4 |
| K5 | EPL | 10.2 | 12.6 | 515 | 8.4 |
| K6 | EPL | 11.6 | 9.6 | 478 | 8.4 |
| K7 | EPL | 9.2 | 5.6 | 541 | 8.1 |
| K8 | EPL | 8.4 | 10.1 | 609 | 7.8 |
| K9 | EPL | 11.9 | 5.6 | 634 | 8.5 |
| K10 | EPP | 8.6 | 15.9 | 758 | 8.1 |
| K11 | EPL | 10.8 | 11.0 | 130 | 8.0 |
| K12 | EPL | 11.1 | 7.6 | 88 | 7.5 |
| K13 | EPL | 9.2 | 10.7 | 689 | 8.4 |
| K14 | EPP | 8.3 | 9.7 | 514 | 8.2 |
| K15 | EPL | 8.5 | 9.3 | 550 | 8.3 |
| K16 | EPP | 10.1 | 9.0 | 405 | 8.5 |
| K17 | EPL | 5.8 | 10.9 | 751 | 7.5 |
| K18 | EPP | 9.7 | 8.4 | 368 | 8.4 |
| K19 | EPP | 9.7 | 9.7 | 1077 | 8.3 |
| K20 | EPL | 8.5 | 14.6 | 758 | 8.2 |
| K21 | EPL | 6.9 | 22.8 | 737 | 8.2 |
| K22 | EPP | 9.6 | 9.3 | 534 | 7.8 |
| K23 | EPP | 9.5 | 12.8 | 496 | 8.2 |
| K24 | EPL | 10.0 | 10.4 | 435 | 8.4 |
| K25 | EPP | 9.6 | 10.9 | 539 | 8.5 |
| K26 | EPL | 2.5 | 15.4 | 1125 | 7.5 |
| K27 | EPP | 7.5 | 15.1 | 765 | 8.6 |
| K28 | EPL | 9.2 | 10.9 | 118 | 8.1 |
| K29 | EPL | 6.7 | 17.2 | 864 | 8.4 |
| K30 | EPL | 1.7 | 15.6 | 717 | 7.8 |
| K31 | EPL | 6.5 | 18.3 | 1365 | 7.8 |
| K32 | EPL | 11.1 | 17.2 | 658 | 8.5 |
| K33 | EPL | 4.9 | 20.3 | 834 | 8.4 |
| K34 | EPL | 10.7 | 9.9 | 307 | 8.6 |
| K35 | EPL | 9.8 | 16.6 | 609 | 8.6 |
| K36 | EPL | 10.9 | 17.0 | 572 | 9.0 |
| K37 | EPL | 8.4 | 16.3 | 587 | 8.0 |
| K38 | EPL | 6.8 | 14.0 | 292 | 7.3 |
| K39 | EPL | 9.8 | 7.6 | 599 | 7.6 |
| K40 | EPL | 9.4 | 17.9 | 314 | 8.4 |
| K41 | EPL | 10.9 | 16.2 | 370 | 8.6 |
| K42 | EPL | 5.8 | 33.7 | 1449 | 8.6 |
| K43 | EPP | 9.2 | 21.3 | 829 | 8.2 |
| K44 | EPL | 8.9 | 22.9 | 745 | 8.5 |
| K45 | EPL | 5.5 | 16.8 | 1502 | 8.9 |
| K46 | EPL | 10.1 | 19.2 | 895 | 8.5 |
| K47 | EPP | 6.4 | 14.4 | 973 | 7.8 |
| K48 | EPP | 7.4 | 12.5 | 338 | 7.9 |
| K49 | EPL | 9.3 | 13.1 | 263 | 8.7 |
| K50 | EPP | 8.9 | 14.7 | 362 | 8.6 |
| K51 | EPP | 8.4 | 15.0 | 341 | 8.8 |
| K52 | EPL | 9.1 | 9.5 | 107 | 8.4 |
| K53 | EPP | 8.6 | 15.8 | 327 | 7.5 |