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Studies on generaMallomonas andSynura, and other plankton in freshwater with the electron microscope

VII. New genusSpiniferomonas of the Synuraceae (Chrysophyceae)

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A new genusSpiniferomonas of the Synuraceae was established withSpiniferomonas bourrellii as the type species. The cells ofSpiniferomonas are solitary, freeswimming, biflagellated, and covered with siliceous scales and spines. The genus shows a similarity to theChrysosphaerella (Synuraceae) in the structure of scales and spines.

In addition to the type species, six species were also described as the new taxa of this genus. They were named asS. abei, S. bilacunosa, S. trioralis, S. crucigera, S. conica, andS. alata, respectively. All the specimens were collected from ponds and lakes in Japan.S. trioralis was also collected from the Republic of South Africa.

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    Eiji Takahashi

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Dedicated to Professor Dr. NoboruAbe in celebration of his sixty-fifth birthday.

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Takahashi, E. Studies on generaMallomonas andSynura, and other plankton in freshwater with the electron microscope. Bot Mag Tokyo 86, 75–88 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02488517

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