Descriptions of three new species of mallomonas (Chrysophyceae): M. hexagonis, m. liturata and

Abstract

Descriptions are given for three new species of the chrysophyte genus Mallomonas (M. hexagonis, M. liturata and M. galeiformis discovered recently in Ontario, Canada). Features of their scale and bristle structure which are important for the identification of these species are described and compared with those of similar species known from other parts of the world. © 1988 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.