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227 Diatom taxa were observed in the surface sediments of the northern part of Lake Tanganyika, including 1 new to science: Amphora tanganyikae. The diatom community of these sediments is mainly composed of benthic organisms while planktonic diatoms are rather rare. Many brackish-water and a few marine organisms were observed. Cosmopolitan organisms (77.1%) dominate the diatom flora but tropical, tropical African and African taxa are also well represented (22.9%)
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Caljon, A.G., Cocquyt, C.Z. Diatoms from surface sediments of the northern part of Lake Tanganyika. Hydrobiologia 230, 135–156 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00006130
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