Phylogeny and fatty acid profiles of new <i>Coccomyxa</i> (Chlorophyta) species from soils of Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A new algal species of Coccomyxa, C. cattiensis sp. nov., C. fusiformis sp. nov., and C. tropica sp. nov. are recorded in the tropical forest soil from the Cát Tiên National Park, Vietnam.

Methods

The analysis is based on morphological characters, evolutionary distance, 18S rDNA phylogeny, and ITS2 secondary structure.

Results

New species differed from other species of the genus by the size and shape of vegetative cells, and habitat type. The evolutionary distance matrix based on the 18S rRNA gene shared 97.9-100% similarities with other Coccomyxa sequences. The phylogeny inferred by maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference placed new species in the independent lineages close to clades C. subellipsoidea, C. po

SUBMITTER: Maltsev Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12301341 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature