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A new species of volvulina playfair

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A new species of Volvulina, V. pringsheimii, was isolated from Texas. This species differs from the well-known species of Volvulina, V. steinii, in having pyrenoids in the vegetative cells, a common gelatinous envelope surrounding the colony, a protoplasmic protrusion on the anterior end of each gamete, and spines on the secondary wall of the zygospore.

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  1. Department of Botany, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

    Richard C. Starr

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This paper is dedicated to Professor Dr. E. G. Pringsheim on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

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Starr, R.C. A new species of volvulina playfair. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 42, 130–137 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00408169

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