Coccomyxa antarctica sp. nov. from the Antarctic lichen Usnea aurantiacoatra

• Published in: PhytoKeys
• Main Authors: Shunan Cao, Fang Zhang, Hongyuan Zheng, Chuanpeng Liu, Fang Peng, Qiming Zhou
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018
• Subjects: Botany; QK1-989; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Bory; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.98.25360; https://doaj.org/article/77760522e6884fbd95a3f4ff3dbe2cf6

The single celled green alga Coccomyxa antarctica Shunan Cao & Qiming Zhou, sp. nov. was isolated from the Antarctic torrential lichen Usnea aurantiacoatra (Jacq.) Bory. It is described and illustrated based on a comprehensive study of its morphology, ultrastructure, ecology and phylogeny. C. an...