Cryptic diversity in a cosmopolitan diatom known as Asterionellopsis glacialis (Fragilariaceae): Implications for ecology, biogeography, and taxonomy.

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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Diatoms have long been known as the most species-rich of algal groups, with a wide range of estimates for species number (20-200 k) due to differing species concepts. The fine valve structure in Asterionellopsis glacialis, a diatom believed cosmopolitan and eurytopic, has never been systematically examined using modern microscopy and is an excellent candidate to genetically test...

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