Rhodomonas storeatuloformis sp. nov. (Cryptophyceae, Pyrenomonadaceae), a new cryptomonad from the Black Sea: morphology versus molecular phylogeny
Journal: Fottea
Year: 2022

We established a new cryptomonad species, Rhodomonas storeatuloformis sp. nov., based on morphological and molecular characters of cultured strain isolated from the Black Sea. Cells are slightly dorsoventrally flattened, obloid in shape, 12-19 &#181;m in length and 5-10 &#181;m in width, with light-brown, parietal H-shaped chloroplast and a central pyrenoid. Two unequal flagella are located subapically in a short V-shaped vestibulum with a ligule on the left side. Cells are covered by a sheet-li