Research Paper

A new species of the rare chrysophycean alga Dermatochrysis (Chrysocapsaceae, Chromulinales) from Eastern Himalayas, India

Sudipta Kumar Das, Pritha Basu, Rajendra Kumar Gupta

Published on: 10 July 2019

Page: 258 - 262

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2019.64.258

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    Abstract

    A new species of the rare chrysophycean genus Dermatochrysis Entwisle & R.A. Andersen is described from eastern Himalayas (Arunachal Pradesh, India). The comparative morphology of this taxon with allied species showed its uniqueness in thallus structure and cellular arrangements, thus is proposed as a new species, i.e. Dermatochrysis himalayensis S. K. Das, P. Basu & R. K. Gupta.

    Keyword: Arunachal Pradesh, Chrysophyta, Dermatochrysis himalayensis, Himalaya, India

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