Original paper

Mychonastes desiccatus Brown sp. nova (Chlorococcales, Chlorophyta) - an intertidal alga forming achlorophyllous desiccation- resistant cysts

Margulis, Lynn;Hinkle, Gregory;Mc Khann, Heather;Moynihan, Beth

Keywords

Green algae • Mychonastes desiccatus chloroplast dedifferentiation • Chroococcales • desiccation-resistance • microbial mat • Baja California • protoctist