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The stalked diatom Didymosphenia is being thoroughly studied because it can cause serious nuisanc... more The stalked diatom Didymosphenia is being thoroughly studied because it can cause serious nuisance blooms. The species most commonly involved is D. geminata. Although Didymosphenia species occur in running waters and lakes, published reports generally refer to lotic habitats. Given the applied interest in Didymosphenia, as well as its suitability for fundamental ecological studies, here we report an observation of a Didymosphenia bloom occurring on the southern part of the eastern shore of the large oligotrophic Lake Hövsgöl (Mongolia). LM and SEM observations revealed that the bloom was formed by Didymosphenia laticollis Metzeltin et Lange-Bertalot. The bloom extended for a long stretch of the eastern shore whilst on the opposing lake margin no bloom was visible, where a different Didymosphenia species was collected (D. mongolica Metzeltin et Lange-Bertalot). We interpreted the Lake-Hövsgöl D. laticollis bloom in light of the most-updated knowledge on Didymosphenia-blooms ecophysiology. Lake Hövsgöl meets all main environmental requirements for Didymosphenia bloom formation: conditions are oligotrophic and phosphorus is the limiting factor, waters are very transparent and benthic light availability is consequently high, alkalinity is relatively high, and stable rocky substrata in a hydrologically-turbulent environment are widespread. The light-brown color of the bloom is in good agreement with experimental results suggesting that low-SRP conditions promote bloom formation in the presence of high light and alkalinity, because energy is converted to stalk material (the primary site of alkaline phosphatase production in Didymosphenia) rather than in cells. We speculate that the occurrence of the bloom on the eastern shore and its absence on the western shore might depend upon morphology, land use, and climate change causing alkalinity and organic phosphate inputs on the eastern side.
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Diatom Research, 2006
Ohrid and Prespa lakes belong to a group of ancient lakes having an age of ca. 3 million years. B... more Ohrid and Prespa lakes belong to a group of ancient lakes having an age of ca. 3 million years. Both lakes are characterized by a highly diverse diatom flora and endemism. Recent studies on the diatom flora led to the description of several new taxa. Observations on taxa closely related to the Sellaphora bacillum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky complex showed the presence of two previously undescribed species. In this study, two new species, Sellaphora krsticii sp. nov. and Sellaphora perbacilloides sp. nov., are described. Furthermore a new combination, Sellaphora bacilloides (Hustedt) Levkov, Krstic & Nakov comb. nov. is proposed.
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The stalked diatom Didymosphenia is being thoroughly studied because it can cause serious nuisanc... more The stalked diatom Didymosphenia is being thoroughly studied because it can cause serious nuisance blooms. The species most commonly involved is D. geminata. Although Didymosphenia species occur in running waters and lakes, published reports generally refer to lotic habitats. Given the applied interest in Didymosphenia, as well as its suitability for fundamental ecological studies, here we report an observation of a Didymosphenia bloom occurring on the southern part of the eastern shore of the large oligotrophic Lake Hövsgöl (Mongolia). LM and SEM observations revealed that the bloom was formed by Didymosphenia laticollis Metzeltin et Lange-Bertalot. The bloom extended for a long stretch of the eastern shore whilst on the opposing lake margin no bloom was visible, where a different Didymosphenia species was collected (D. mongolica Metzeltin et Lange-Bertalot). We interpreted the Lake-Hövsgöl D. laticollis bloom in light of the most-updated knowledge on Didymosphenia-blooms ecophysiology. Lake Hövsgöl meets all main environmental requirements for Didymosphenia bloom formation: conditions are oligotrophic and phosphorus is the limiting factor, waters are very transparent and benthic light availability is consequently high, alkalinity is relatively high, and stable rocky substrata in a hydrologically-turbulent environment are widespread. The light-brown color of the bloom is in good agreement with experimental results suggesting that low-SRP conditions promote bloom formation in the presence of high light and alkalinity, because energy is converted to stalk material (the primary site of alkaline phosphatase production in Didymosphenia) rather than in cells. We speculate that the occurrence of the bloom on the eastern shore and its absence on the western shore might depend upon morphology, land use, and climate change causing alkalinity and organic phosphate inputs on the eastern side.
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Diatom Research, 2006
Ohrid and Prespa lakes belong to a group of ancient lakes having an age of ca. 3 million years. B... more Ohrid and Prespa lakes belong to a group of ancient lakes having an age of ca. 3 million years. Both lakes are characterized by a highly diverse diatom flora and endemism. Recent studies on the diatom flora led to the description of several new taxa. Observations on taxa closely related to the Sellaphora bacillum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky complex showed the presence of two previously undescribed species. In this study, two new species, Sellaphora krsticii sp. nov. and Sellaphora perbacilloides sp. nov., are described. Furthermore a new combination, Sellaphora bacilloides (Hustedt) Levkov, Krstic & Nakov comb. nov. is proposed.
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