Chrysocapsopsis rupicola: A new genus and species in the Chrysophyceae |
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| Authors: | Rufus H. Thompson ,Daniel E. Wujek &dagger |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Botany, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA;Department of Biology, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, Michigan 48859, USA |
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| Abstract: | Chrysocapsopsis rupicola gen. et sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae) is described. It differs from Chrysocapsa and the closely related genera Chrysocapselia and Tetrachrysis by possessing both epiphytic and planktonic forms within the same life-history. Reproduction is by budding which produces short irregular branches within a gelatinous mass. Four or more aplanospores are produced from each mother cell; no motile cells were observed. |
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| Keywords: | biogeography Chrysocapsopsis rupicoia Chrysophyceae |
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