Mallomonas nuussuaqensis nov. sp., a new species of silica‐scaled chrysophytes from West Greenland

• Published in: Nordic Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Wilken, Lena Redder, Kristiansen, Jørgen, Jürgensen, Torben
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1994
• Subjects: Plant Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Greenland; Nuussuaq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb01087.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1756-1051.1994.tb01087.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1994.tb01087.x

A new species of Mallomonas, M. nuussuaqensis was found to be common in samples collected from waterbodies on Nuussuaq/Nûgssuaq (70N‐71N, West Greenland). The species has very compact silica scales with a thick broad marginal rim and a very thick and broad hood, which often occupies more than two thirds of the shield.