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A new species of Audouinella from Kerala, India
Author(s) -
Shaji C.,
Panikkar M. V. N.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.19961070304
Subject(s) - sporangium , biology , botany , type (biology) , geography , ecology , spore
Audouinella quilonensis a new species belonging to the order Acrochaetiales (Rhodophyta) is described from Kerala. It differs from its congenera in its morphological characters as greater dimensions, basal system of well developed rhizoids and in having single type of monosporangia which are born solitary or in groups of two or four on laterals of limited growth. It reproduces only by monospores formed singly in sporangia.