Three new species of Mallomonas (Chrysophyceae, Mallomonadaceae) from Lake Lanalhue, Chile |
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| Authors: | Monika Dü rrschmidt |
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| Affiliation: | Inst. f. Pflanzenökologie, Justus–Liebig Univ., Heinrich–Buff–Ring 38, D–6300 Giessen, Federal Republic of Germany. |
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| Abstract: | Three new species of the genus Mallomonas are described. Mallomonas rasilis sp. nov. belongs to the sect. Mallomonas , ser. Papillosae , while M. scalaris sp. nov. and M. lanalhuensis sp. nov. are members of the sect. Torquatae. They were found in Lake Lanalhue, Arauco Province, Chile. The taxonomy and distribution of these species is discussed, along with the morphology of cells, scales and bristles, based on scanning and transmission electron microscopy. |
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