Adlafia kociolekii sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae): a new naviculoid diatom from the Eastern Himalayas, India Author Se. Wetzel Author Karthick, Balasubramanian 0000-0003-4066-2458 Biodiversity and Paleobiology Group, Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, Maharashtra- 411004, India. & Affiliated with the Department of Environmental Science, Savitribai Phule University of Pune, Ganeshkind, Pune, Maharashtra- 411007, India. & karthickbala @ aripune. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4066 - 2458 karthickbala@aripune.org text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-05-03 595 1 62 72 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.4 journal article 53285 10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.4 b774a52c-9ec3-4c3d-8910-68f16a9c2e28 1179-3163 7889438

TABLE 1. Distribution of Adlafia kociolekii sp. nov., in north east India and the other diatoms growing in consortium with it.

Sites	Accession (Acc) Agharkar Herbarium of Maharashtra Association (AHMA)	Habitat	Relative abundance (600 valves)	Other dominant taxa
Sikkim, Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary, Rongchu area	2421 (Type material)	Moss near a stream, Dried Moss (Epibryophytic)	4 %	Gomphonema Ehrenb., Adlafia Moser, Lange-Bert. et Metzeltin, Encyonema Kütz., Achnanthidium Kütz., and Stauroneis Ehrenb.
Near Khamrang, Mizoram	2547	Stream, Sediment (Epipsammic)	0.8 %	Navicula Bory, Sellaphora Meresch., Stauroneis Ehrenb., Achnanthidium Kütz. and Pinnularia sikkimensis Das et al.
Keitum, Mizoram	2624	Wet wall, Rock (Epilithic)	0.2 %	Achnanthidium sp. Kütz., Achnanthidium minutissimum (Kütz.) Czarnecki, Encyonema Kütz., Encyonopsis Krammer, Gomphonema Ehrenb., and Brachysira Kütz.
Anogri, Meghalaya	2812	Wet wall, Moss (Epibryophytic)	0.7 %	Brachysira microcephala (Grunow) Compère, Adlafia sinensis B.Liu et D.M.Williams, Planothidium sp. Round et Bukht. and Humidophila contenta (Grunow) Lowe et al.