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Issue: Vol. 762 No. 3: 17 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.762.3.6
Page range: 289-294
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Description of a new species from the tropical region—Mallomonas ricata sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae, Synurales)

Institute for Cellular and Intracellular Symbiosis of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences of the Orenburg Federal Research Center RAS; Pionerskaya Street; 11; 460000; Orenburg; Russia
Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center; Coastal branch; 30 Nguyen Thien Thuat; Nha Trang 57000; Vietnam
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution; Russian Academy of Sciences; Leninsky Prospect 33; 119071 Moscow; Russia
Algae Mallomonas new species scale ultrastructure section Planae Synurales Vietnam

Abstract

A new species Mallomonas ricata sp. nov. is described from Dak Lua swamp in Cat Tien National Park, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. The species description is based on scale morphology studied using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Mallomonas ricata sp. nov. belongs in section Planae, and similar to taxa from the Mallomonas matvienkoae / Mallomonas pseudomatvienkoae species complex. The main distinctive features of the new species are the presence of a wide hooded posterior rim and the large scales. This species was found in only one habitat.

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How to Cite

Ignatenko, M.E., Huan, P.T. & Gusev, E.S. (2026) Description of a new species from the tropical region—Mallomonas ricata sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae, Synurales). Phytotaxa 762 (3): 289–294. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.762.3.6