Buryatia strelnikovae (Bacillariophyta), a New Species of Diatoms for Science

The study of algological material from tundra lakes of the adjacent territories of the Ust-Lena Reserve (Yakutia) using scanning electron microscopy revealed a new species of diatoms for science Buryatia strelnikovae sp. nov. The new species has morphological similarities with other species of the genus B. oviformis and B. crassa. It differs from the former by large values of the number of striae and areolae of 10 µm, from the latter by smaller length and width of the sash and large values of the number of strokes and areoles of 10 µm, but differs from them in smaller leaf length and width, large values of the number of striae and areolae of 10 µm.