Images of the newly recorded species of the genus Synura from Korea

Published today in the Journal of Ecology and Environment, authors from Kyungpook National University in Korea, report the first finding of three newly recorded Synura species. Synura are a small group of heterokont algae, they are colonial and have silica scales: the ultrastructure of which are used for classification. Here we share images form the study, which can be read in full here.

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SEM image of colony forming cells of Synura conopea

All scale bars, 1 μm.

Morphology of the colony and scales of Synura Americana

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  • (a) SEM image of colony forming cells.
  • (b) Top surface of a body scale.
  • (c) Bottom surface of a body scale.
  • (d) TEM image of body scale.

Morphology of the colony and scales of Synura conopea

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  • (a) SEM image of colony forming cells.
  • (b) Top surface of a body scale.
  • (c) Bottom surface of a body scale.
  • (d) TEM image of a body scale.

Morphology of the colony and scales of Synura truttae

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  • (a) SEM image of colony forming cells.
  • (b) Top surface of a body scale.
  • (c) Bottom surface of a body scale.
  • (d) TEM image of a body scale.
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