Mallomonas stellata, a new silica-scaled chrysophycean from Zimbabwe

Abstract

SUMMARY Mallomonas stellata sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae, Mallomonadaceae, sectio Mallomo nopsis) is described from a small pond near the town of Kariba, Zimbabwe. It is compared with the related species, Mallomonas peroneides var. peroneides (Harris) Momeu & Peterfi and M. peroneides Harris var. bangladeshica Takahashi & Hayakawa, which were also found in Zimbabwe.