Gayana: Botanica (Jan 2009)
DIATOMEAS (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) DE ZONAS ANDINAS DEL NORTE DE CHILE: NUEVA LOCALIDAD GEOGRÁFICA PARA HALOROUNDIA SPECIOSA (HUSTEDT) DIAZ ET MAIDANA DIATOM TAXA (BACILLARIOPHYCEAE) FROM ANDEAN AREAS IN NORTHERN CHILE: NEW GEOGRAPHICAL LOCALITY FOR HALOROUNDIA SPECIOSA (HUSTEDT) DIAZ ET MAIDANA
Abstract
This note reports the first finding of Haloroundia speciosa (Hustedt) Diaz et Maidana (Bacillariophyceae) in a sample collected from the Salar de Aguas Calientes, Loa Province, northern Chile (23°30'S; 67°33'W). This species is restricted to the Andes Mountains. Comments about its morphological features and geographical distribution in north Andean areas are given.