New Desmid Records of Karagol Lake in Karagol-Sahara National Park (Savsat-Artvin/Turkey)

Abstract

The benthic algal flora of Karagol Lake (Savsat, Artvin) was investigated between October 2008 and September 2010. Actinotaenium diplosporum var. americanum, Cosmarium pseudoexiguum, Gonatozygon kinahanii, Staurastrum boreale var. quadriradiatum, S. hantzschii and Staurodesmus dejectus var. apiculatus were recorded for the first time for the desmid flora of Turkey.