Fifty One New Record Species of Freshwater Diatoms in Thailand
Trai Pekthong and Yuwadee Peerapornpisal* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: -
Volume :Vol.28 No.2 (DECEMBER 2001)
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Received: 4 May 2001, Revised: -, Accepted: 1 October 2001, Published: -
Citation: Pekthong T. and Peerapornpisal Y., Fifty One New Record Species of Freshwater Diatoms in Thailand, Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2001; 28(2): 97-112.
Abstract
Diversity of benthic diatoms in Mae Sa stream, Doi Suthep–Pui National Park, Chiang Mai was carried out from April 1998 to September 1999. Two hundred and twenty two species of benthic diatoms were found, fifty one species of these have never been recorded in Thailand before. They were classified into 9 families and 24 genera and were described. The species list of diatoms was compared with the checklist of freshwater algae in Thailand published in 1995.
Keywords:
Diatom, Freshwater diatom, Bacillariophyta, Mae Sa Stream, Doi Suthep-Pui National Park