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Diversity of desmids in three Thai peat swamps

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Three peat swamps situated in the southern part of Thailand were investigated for their desmid flora in relation to a number of physical and chemical habitat parameters. Altogether, 99 species were encountered belonging to 22 genera. 30 species are new records for the Thai desmid flora. Laempagarung peat swamp showed the highest diversity (45 species), followed by Maikhao peat swamp (32 species) and Jud peat swamp (25 species). Despite its relatively low species richness, Jud swamp appeared to house a number of rare taxa, e.g., Micrasterias subdenticulata var. ornata, M. suboblonga var. tecta and M. tetraptera var. siamensis which can be considered Indo-Malaysian endemics. Differences in composition of the desmid flora between the three peat swamps are discussed in relation to environmental conditions.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Neti Ngearnpat & Yuwadee Peerapornpisal

  2. Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 318, NL-1098 SM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Peter F. M. Coesel

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Ngearnpat, N., Coesel, P.F.M. & Peerapornpisal, Y. Diversity of desmids in three Thai peat swamps. Biologia 63, 901–906 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11756-008-0140-x

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