Coccomyxa greatwallensis sp. nov. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), a lichen epiphytic alga from Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica

• Published in: PhytoKeys
• Main Authors: Cao, Shunan, Zhang, Fang, Zheng, Hongyuan, Peng, Fang, Liu, Chuanpeng, Zhou, Qiming
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018
• Subjects: Plantae; Chlorophyta; Trebouxiophyceae; Pachytheca; Rotundomastix; Lichen epiphyte; Morphology; TEM; Phylogeny; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.110.26961

A single-celled green alga Coccomyxa greatwallensis Shunan Cao & Qiming Zhou, sp. nov., isolated from a specimen of Antarctic lichen Psoroma hypnorum (Vahl) Gray, is described and illustrated based on a comprehensive investigation of morphology, ultrastructure, ecology and phylogeny. The cells o...