Morphological characteristics of the diatom flora of Lake Waiau: variation and speciation

Author:

Massey, Jane E.

Title:

Morphological characteristics of the diatom flora of Lake Waiau: variation and speciation

Periodical:

Pacific Science

Year:

1978

Volume:

32

Pages:

215-217

Subject:

Diatoms Lake Waiau Lake Waiau

Summary:

Lake Waiau is a heart-shaped, shallow body of water that is less than 1 hectare in area that is located at the 3969 meter elevation on the summit plateau of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. The diatom species inhabiting this lake, over a period of several thousand years, have been identified where an unusually high incidence of morphological variation was found. This led to the discovery of a new, possibly endemic species, known as Stauroneis maunakeansis.

Label:

Lake Waiau

URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1433

Date:

1978

Collection:

Periodicals