Desmid flora from four peat bogs in Serbia

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to report the desmid taxa identified from four Serbian peat bogs: Pešter, Daić Lake on Mt. Golija, Crvene pode on Mt. Tara and Horgoš. Samples were collected in the period from 2007 to 2011. In total, 220 desmid taxa from 22 genera were identified. The most species-rich genera are Cosmarium (81), Staurastrum (38) and Closterium (31). Of the total number, 66 desmid taxa are new for the Serbian desmid flora. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 037009]

Keywords

• Desmids
• peat bog
• Pešter
• Daić lake
• Crvene pode
• Horgoš
• Serbia