@article{fdi:010073086, title = {{C}yclotella petenensis and {C}yclotella cassandrae, two new fossil diatoms from {P}leistocene sediments of {L}ake {P}eten-{I}tza, {G}uatemala, {C}entral {A}merica}, author = {{P}ailles, {C}. and {S}ylvestre, {F}lorence and {E}scobar, {J}. and {T}onetto, {A}. and {R}ustig, {S}. and {M}azur, {J}. {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hile analyzing the fossil diatom flora in one of the longest paleolimnological records (core {PI}-6) from {L}ake {P}eten-{I}tza, lowland {G}uatemala, we encountered {A}ulacoseira {T}hwaites, {C}yclotella ({K}utzing) and {D}iscostella ({C}leve & {G}runow) {H}ouk & {K}lee species appearing successively in the record. {A}mong them, two new species that are assigned to the genus {C}yclotella are described herein. {C}yclotella petenensis sp. nov. is characterised by a coarse striation marked by a shadow line and a tangentially undulate central area with an arc of central fultoportulae. {C}yclotella cassandrae sp. nov. has an elliptically shaped valve, coarse striae and a scattered ring of central fultoportulae in the central area. {C}lassification and differences to similar taxa in the genus {C}yclotella are discussed.}, keywords = {{D}iatom ; {C}yclotella ; {P}leistocene ; {L}ake {P}eten-{I}tza ; {G}uatemala ; {GUATEMALA} ; {PETEN} {ITZA} {LAC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hytotaxa}, volume = {351}, numero = {4}, pages = {247--263}, ISSN = {1179-3155}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.11646/phytotaxa.351.4.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073086}, }