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Proposal of Microsquama subgen. nov. for Nephroselmis pyriformis (Carter) Ettl (Nephroselmidophyceae,Chlorophyta) |
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| Authors: | Haruyo Yamaguchi Takeshi Nakayama Isao Inouye |
| Affiliation: | 1. National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: yamaguchi.haruyo@nies.go.jp;2. Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan |
| Abstract: | A new subgenus, Microsquama, is proposed for Nephroselmis pyriformis based on its phylogenetic position and some ultrastructural characters, such as the absence of large stellate scales. Other species of the genus are classified in the subgenus Nephroselmis. |
| Keywords: | Microsquama subgen. nov. Nephroselmis taxonomy |