Chrysochromulina brachycylindra sp. nov. (Prymnesiophyceae) from Finnish coastal waters |
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Authors: | Seija Hällfors Helge Abildhauge Thomsen |
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Institution: | Tvärminne Zoological Station, Univ. of Helsinki, 10850 Tvärminne, Finland;Inst. for Sporeplanter, Univ. of Copenhagen, Ø. Farimags-gade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark |
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Abstract: | Chrysochromulina brachycylindra sp. nov. is described by means of transmission electron microscopy of shadowcast whole mounts prepared from wild material collected from Finnish coastal waters. The suhspherical cell carries plate-scales and cylinder-scales. The scales are large enough to render possible a light microscopical identification of this species from dry preparations. Based on scale morphology it is evident that C. brachycylindra is closely related to C. pachycylindra Manton, Oates & Course. In addition to the findings from the Baltic Sea the new species is also reported from the Andaman Sea, SW Thailand. |
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