The genus Synura (Synurales, Synurophyceae) in small urban rivers of Nizhniy Novgorod

E. S. Gusev, O. S. Perminova, N. A. Startseva, A. G. Okhapkin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2017.51.57

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Abstract

The latest special studies of the genus Synura in Russia were conducted in the 1970s. In the last decade, 14 new species of the genus were described based on molecular and morphological data. The total number of valid taxa of the genus has increased to 49. Only 18 taxa of Synura are known in Russia up to date, and the diver sity of the genus on this huge territory is strongly underestimated. Previous studies of the genus were focused mainly on large lakes or reservoirs. To reveal a more complete flora, it is necessary to include other habitats into account. Small urban rivers can be prospective habitats for interesting taxa including synuralean algae. Our study focuses on the taxonomic composition of the genus Synura in four small rivers in Nizhniy Novgorod (European Russia): Chyornaya, Levinka, Borzovka and Rzhavka. All the rivers flow in the city and fall under strong anthropogenic impact. The genus Synura was studied by means of transmission and scanning electron microscopy during 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015. In total, eight species and one form of Synura have been found: S. conopea, S. curtispina, S. echinulata, S. glabra, S. macropora, S. petersenii, S. spinosa f. spinosa, S. spinosa f. longispina, S. uvella. All nine taxa were observed in the river Chyornaya. Five taxa were found in the rivers Levinka, Borzovka and Rzhavka. One species (Synura conopea) is a new record to the flora of Russia. It was found in all studied rivers. Four taxa (S. conopea, S. glabra, S. macropora, S. spinosa f. longispina) are new records to the Middle Volga river basin.

Keywords: silica-scaled chrysophytes, Synura, Synura conopea, SEM, TEM, Nizhniy Novgorod, urban rivers, European Russia

Section: Algae

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Gusev E. S., Perminova O. S., Startseva N. A., Okhapkin A. G. 2017. The genus Synura (Synurales, Synurophyceae) in small urban rivers of Nizhniy Novgorod. Novosti Sist. Nizsh. Rast. 51: 57–70. https://doi.org/10.31111/nsnr/2017.51.57

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