Mallomonas mangofera var. foveata (Dürrschmidt) Kristiansen

Kapustin, Dmitry A., Gusev, Evgeniy S., Lilitskaya, Galina G. & Kulikovskiy, Maxim S., 2020, Silica-scaled chrysophytes from the Ukrainian Polissia, Cryptogamie, Algologie 20 (12), pp. 121-135 : 128

Mallomonas mangofera var. foveata (Dürrschmidt) Kristiansen

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DISTRIBUTION. — Cosmopolitan ( Kristiansen 2002).

REMARKS

The scales of M. mangofera var. foveata differ from those of the type variety in having a characteristically arranged row of circular pits with a bordered pore at the bottom ( Kristiansen 2002). We found this species during encystment.

Figures

FIG. 2. — Mallomonas Perty taxa from the Ukrainian Polissia: A, Mallomonas acaroides Perty emend. Iwanoff, SEM; B, Stomatocyst of Mallomonas cf. akrokomos Ruttner,SEM; C, Mallomonas annulata (D.E.Bradley) K.Harris, SEM; D, Mallomonas asmundiae (Wujek & van der Veer) K.H.Nicholls, SEM; E, F, Mallomonas calceolus D.E.Bradley, SEM; G, Mallomonas canina Kristiansen, SEM; H, Mallomonas caudata Iwanoff emend. Willi Krieger, SEM; I, Mallomonas corcontica (Kalina) L.Ş.Péterfi & Momeu, SEM; J, Mallomonas costata Dürrschmidt, SEM; K, Mallomonas crassisquama (Asmund) Fott, SEM; L, Mallomonas cratis K.Harris & D.E.Bradley, TEM;M, Mallomonas elongata Reverdin, SEM; N, Mallomonas heterospina J.W.G.Lund, SEM; O, Stomatocyst of Mallomonas mangofera var. foveata (Dürrschmidt) covered with scales, SEM. Scale bars: A, D-F, H-K, 1 µm; B, C, L-O, 2 µm; G, 0.5 µm.