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Three new Mallomonas species (Synurophyceae) from a mountain area in North‐Hungary
Author(s) -
Barreto Sára
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2001.tb00794.x
Subject(s) - biology , bog , botany , taxon , section (typography) , ecology , peat , advertising , business
Three new species of silica‐scaled chrysophytes were found in a mountain area in North‐Hungary. The water samples were collected from acidic bog‐ponds, surrounded by forest. Mallomonas formosa sp. nov. shows a close relation with M. maculata , therefore it is placed within the same section and series (Sectio Quadratae , Series Maculatae ). Mallomonas cucullata sp. nov. is not similar to any known species so far, this involved the description of a new section (Sectio Cucullatae ). Mallomonas tubulosa sp. nov. in some ways resembles M. pillula , therefore it is placed in Sectio Annulatae. Whole cells and bristles attached to the scales were unfortunately not found, which would allow a more complete description of the new taxa.