Desmid papers that appeared in 2005

• Coesel,  P.F.M. & M. Dingley, 2005. Taxonomic and biogeographical notes on North Australian desmids.  — Systematics and  Geography of Plants 75: 35-50.
  
  Discussion on some 20 North Australian desmid taxa including 5 new species, with drawings and SEM photos.
  Coesel@science.uva.nl

• Flint, E.A. & D.B. Williamson, 2005. Desmids (Chlorophyta) including two new species and three new varieties, in  two swamps, a lake, and a tarn in the South Island of New Zealand. — New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 285-300.
  
  Annotated list of some 60 desmid species including drawings.
  
  Adress Elizabeth  Flint:  Landcare Res., POB 69, Lincoln 8152, New Zealand.
  e-mail David Williamson:  davndor@supanet.com

• Martinez-Almeida, V. & R. Tavera, 2005. A hydrobiological study to interpret the presence of desmids in Lake Zirahuén, Mexico. — Limnologica 35: 61-69.
  
  Hydrobiological study supporting the  theory that the relatively high species richness and abundance of desmids in  the phytoplankton of deep , tropical lakes  may be attributed to continuous mixing of the epilimnion as a result of large diurnal variations of air temperature.
  e-mail Rozaluz Tavera:   rts@hp.fciencias.unam.mx

• Spijkerman, E., S.C. Maberly & P.F.M. Coesel, 2005. Carbon acquisition mechanisms by planktonic desmids and their link to ecological distribution.  — Canadian Journal of Botany 83: 850-858.
  
  Experimental studies on 7 desmid species originating from habitats  much differing in alkalinity. It is shown that desmids cannot be simply characterized as exclusive CO2 users .  All species tested, to a greater or less extent were able to use also bicarbonate as a carbon source.
  Spijker@uni-potsdam.de

• Wei, Yinxin & Yu Minjuan, 2005. New desmids material from Donghu Lake, Wuhan, China. — Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 23 (2): 210-217

  Report of 17 desmid taxa new to China including the description of two new species and one new variety.
  
  Address: Acad. Sinica, Inst. Hydrobiol., Wuhan 430072, P.R. China.
  yinxinw@yahoo.com