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Issue: Vol. 760 No. 2: 4 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-04
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.760.2.5
Page range: 163-174
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Molecular data of the Mallomonas favosa morphotype (Synurales, Chrysophyceae) from Vietnam reveal Malomonas neofavosa sp. nov.

Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; Leninsky Prospect 33; 119071 Moscow; Russia
T.I. Vyazemsky Karadag Scientific Station; Natural Reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Nauki street; 24; Kurortnoe; Feodosiya; 298188; Russia
Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center; 63 Nguyen Van Huyen; Nghia Do; Ha Noi; 11307; Vietnam
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; Leninsky Prospect 33; 119071 Moscow; Russia
Algae Synurales Mallomonas section Torquatae scale ultrastructure molecular phylogeny new species tropics

Abstract

A culture belonging to the Mallomonas favosa morphotype from Vietnam has been studied. The ultrastructure of the scales and bristles was revealed using transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Comparison of cultures from Vietnam and Europe, morphologically similar to Mallomonas favosa, using SSU rDNA + rbcL cpDNA and ITS rDNA datasets showed that the tropical culture forms a separate phylogenetic lineage. Based on these data, a new cryptic species, Mallomonas neofavosa sp. nov., is described.

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Gusev, E.S., Podunay, Y.A., Tran, H. & Martynenko, N.A. (2026) Molecular data of the Mallomonas favosa morphotype (Synurales, Chrysophyceae) from Vietnam reveal Malomonas neofavosa sp. nov.. Phytotaxa 760 (2): 163–174. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.760.2.5