scholarly journals Pantocsekiella, a new centric diatom genus based on morphological and genetic studies

Fottea ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Acs ◽  
Eszter Ari ◽  
Monika Duleba ◽  
Mirko Dressler ◽  
Sergei I. Genkal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Centric Diatom ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Diatom Genus

Taxonomy, phylogeny, and paleoecology of Eoseira wilsonii gen. et sp. nov., a Middle Eocene diatom (Bacillariophyceae: Aulacoseiraceae) from lake sediments at Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander P Wolfe ◽  
Mark B Edlund
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Middle Eocene ◽  
Life Strategy ◽  
Centric Diatom ◽  
Evolutionary Trajectory ◽  
The Family ◽  
Freshwater Diatoms ◽  
Marine Realm ◽  
Diatom Genus ◽  
Early Cenozoic

A new centric diatom genus is described from laminated freshwater sediments of Middle Eocene age near Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada. This diatom, Eoseira wilsonii gen. et sp. nov., grew in filaments that constitute dense monospecific sub-horizons within the white couplets that represent summer deposition in the varved sequence. Although Eoseira clearly belongs within the Family Aulacoseiraceae, several features distinguish its valve structure from Aulacoseira. Gigantism of spines and the lack of geometric relationships between spine position and mantle areolae are the most conspicuous features of the genus. Eoseira is among the oldest freshwater diatoms known and one of relatively few extinct freshwater genera. In addition to serving as a potential biostratigraphic marker, Eoseira is a cornerstone to undertanding the evolutionary trajectory of the Aulacoseiraceae, likely the oldest family of freshwater diatoms. As such, it refines our understanding of early radiations from the marine realm in western North America. Furthermore, paleoecological inferences based on Eoseira life strategy pertain directly to limnological conditions during early Cenozoic hot-house conditions.

Ferocia gen. nov., a new centric diatom genus (Bacillariophyceae) from the sub-Antarctic region

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 332 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
BART VAN DE VIJVER ◽  
BARBORA CHATTOVÁ ◽  
MARC LEBOUVIER ◽  
VÁCLAV HOUK
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Southern Indian Ocean ◽  
Centric Diatom ◽  
Volcanic Island ◽  
Antarctic Region ◽  
Diatom Flora ◽  
Large Complex ◽  
Mantle Edge ◽  
Diatom Genus

A new centric diatom genus, Ferocia Van de Vijver & Houk gen. nov. is described based on Melosira setosa Greville. Several samples collected in lava tunnels on Ile Amsterdam, a small isolated, volcanic island in the southern Indian Ocean where the latter taxon dominated the diatom flora, were investigated. The new genus is characterized by having heavily silicified, spherical frustules, connected into long chains by large, complex linking spines. Valves are dome-shaped with a high mantle with rounded to irregularly shaped areolae. Numerous small rimoportulae forming a marginal ring are present near the mantle edge. The cingulum is composed of a large number of narrow, open copulae. A second species, Ferocia ninae Van de Vijver & Houk sp. nov., is described from the nearby Crozet archipelago. Besides the typical features of the genus Ferocia, the rimoportulae in F. ninae are almost equidistant, the valves have a relatively low valve height and the spines are relatively small.         Both F. ninae and F. setosa were found in shaded lava tunnels with a sparse moss vegetation. The two species are illustrated and discussed based on detailed LM and SEM observations.

scholarly journals Validation of the centric diatom genus nameCyclostephanos

1987 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Theriot ◽  
Hannelore Håkansson ◽  
J. Patrick Kociolek ◽  
Frank E. Round ◽  
Eugene F. Stoermer
Keyword(s):  
Centric Diatom ◽  
Diatom Genus

Moving beyond the “LDL hypothesis”

VASA ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Werner ◽  
Ulrich Laufs
Keyword(s):  
Ldl Cholesterol ◽  
Causal Relation ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Clinical Trial Data ◽  
Randomised Clinical Trial ◽  
Trial Data ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Statin Drug

Abstract. Summary: The term “LDL hypothesis” is frequently used to describe the association of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol, LDL-C) and cardiovascular (CV) events. Recent data from genetic studies prove a causal relation between serum LDL-C and CV events. These data are in agreement with mechanistic molecular studies and epidemiology. New randomised clinical trial data show that LDL-C lowering with statins and a non-statin drug, ezetimibe, reduces CV events. We therefore believe that the “LDL-hypothesis” has been proven; the term appears to be outdated and should be replaced by “LDL causality”.

Neuropsychological intermediate phenotypes as tools for genetic studies in schizophrenia

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (05) ◽  
Author(s):  
H Konnerth ◽  
I Giegling ◽  
AM Hartmann ◽  
J Genius ◽  
A Ruppert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Intermediate Phenotypes

The Use of Medical Record Linkage for Population and Genetic Studies

1969 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 07-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. Newcombe
Keyword(s):  
Record Linkage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Medical Record Linkage ◽  
Canadian Province ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
Parental Characteristics ◽  
Family Histories ◽  
The Family ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Machine Readable

Methods are described for deriving personal and family histories of birth, marriage, procreation, ill health and death, for large populations, from existing civil registrations of vital events and the routine records of ill health. Computers have been used to group together and »link« the separately derived records pertaining to successive events in the lives of the same individuals and families, rapidly and on a large scale. Most of the records employed are already available as machine readable punchcards and magnetic tapes, for statistical and administrative purposes, and only minor modifications have been made to the manner in which these are produced.As applied to the population of the Canadian province of British Columbia (currently about 2 million people) these methods have already yielded substantial information on the risks of disease: a) in the population, b) in relation to various parental characteristics, and c) as correlated with previous occurrences in the family histories.

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