''Mallomonas lacuna'' is a species of
heterokont
Heterokonts are a group of protists (formally referred to as Heterokonta, Heterokontae or Heterokontophyta). The group is a major line of eukaryotes. Most are algae, ranging from the giant multicellular kelp to the unicellular diatoms, which ...
algae. It is a tiny free-living cell, about the width of a human hair. It has ornate scales and bristles, as well as long spines. It is a relatively common part of lake or pond
plankton
Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) that are unable to propel themselves against a Ocean current, current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankt ...
. It differs from its cogenerates by the number, distribution, and size of its base plate pores, the secondary structures on the scale surfaces, together with characteristics of its bristles.
References
Further reading
*Kim, Han Soon, et al. "Mallomonas elevata sp. nov.(Synurophyceae), a new scaled Chrysophyte from Jeju Island, South Korea." Nova Hedwigia 98.1-2 (2014): 89-102.
External links
AlgaeBase*
Ochrophyta
Protists described in 2013
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