Desmid Flora of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
Fucikova K, Hall JD, Johansen JR, Lowe R. 2008. Desmid Flora of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Bibliotheca Phycologica. 113:1-59
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) generally is considered to harbor an extraordinarily diverse flora and fauna. Since 1997, a large number of biologists have investigated biodiversity in the park as part of the All Taxa Biodiversity inventory. Within the ATBI, algae of the GSMNP have been studied since 1999. Many desmid species occur in various aquatic and subaerial habitats throughout the park and their diversity is summarized in the present study. A total of 125 desmid taxa have been found in the park since the first study published in 1944. The present study enhanced the most recent published species list (Johansen et al. 2004) by 106 additional taxa. In addition to new records for the GSMNP, one species, Mesotaenium testaceovaginatum, is described as new.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fucikova, Karolina; Hall, John; Johansen, Jeffrey; Lowe, Rex
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Algae, All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, ATBI, Closteriaceae, desmid, Desmidiaceae, Gonatozygaceae, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00072, Mesotaeniaceae, New Species, Peniaceae, SER, Southeast Region
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Water | Water Quality | Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Algae