Bibliographic Detail
Ferrer, N.C. & Cáceres, E.J., 2005
Reference:
Ferrer, N.C. & Cáceres, E.J. (2005). Mougeotia mesocarpiana (Zygnematophyceae, Chlorophyta), a new
freshwater species of the Mesocarpus Section from Argentina. Iheringia Serie Botanica 60: 63-68.
Notes:
A Mougeotia C. A. Agardh population with a particular combination of vegetative
and reproductive traits, not shared by any other known species of the genus, appeared in a temporary
pond of Argentina. Therefore, a new species is proposed and discussed: M. mesocarpiana sp. nov.
This species is characterized by having spheric to doliiform zygospores with a thin exospore and a
double thick granulated mesospore.