- Van Gölü'nden toplanan örneklerin incelenmesi sonucu şimdiye kadar 4 tür tanımlanmıştır;
Yeni Tür: Nitzschia anatoliensis Górecka, Gastinuae, Solak
Solak, C.N., Gastinueau, G., Lemieux, C., Turmel, M., Gorecka, E., Trobajo, R., Rybak, M., Yılmaz, E., Witkowski, A. 2021. Nitzschia anatoliensis sp. nov., a cryptic diatom species from the highly alkaline Van Lake (Turkey). PeerJ 9: e12220
Yeni Tür: Navicula vanensis Yılmaz, Gastineau, Solak & Witkowski
Yılmaz, E., Mann, D., Gastineau, R., Trabajo, R., Solak, C.N., Gorecka, E., Turnel, M., Claude L., Ertorun, N., Witkowski, A. (2024). Description of Navicula vanseea sp. nov. (Naviculales, Naviculaceae), a new species of diatom from the highly alkaline Lake Van (Republic of Türkiye) with complete characterisation of its organellar genomes and multigene phylogeny. Phytokeys 241: 27–48.
Yeni Tür: Halamphora vantushpaensis Yılmaz, Solak & Gastineau
Yılmaz, E., Gastineau, R., Solak, C.N., Gorecka, E., Trabajo, R., Turnel, M., Claude L., Otis, C., Witkowski, A., Mann, D. (2024). Morphological and molecular characterization of Halamphora vantushpaensis (Bacillariophyceae, Amphipleuraceae), a new diatom species widely dispersed on the shores of the soda Lake Van (Türkiye). Phytokeys 249: 95-114.
Yeni Tür: Halamphora witkowskii Yılmaz, Solak & Gastineau
Yılmaz, E., Gastineau, R., Gorecka, E., Solak, C.N., Trabajo, R., Peszek, Ł., Mann, D.G. 2025. Halamphora witkowskii sp. nov. (Catenulaceae, Bacillariophyta), a new diatom species from the alkaline waters of Lake Van, Republic of Türkiye. Nova Hedwigia 120(1-1): 299-312.
