Ectorea stella gen. et sp. nov. (Bacillarophyta), a cruciform diatom from Quaternary deposits of South America and emended description for E. inflatissima comb. nov.

The Institute of Evolutionary Science of Montpellier (ISEM – University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, CIRAD, INRAP) has been focusing research on biodiversity origins and dynamics and the associated evolutionary mechanisms.