Merismopedia willei N.L.Gardner

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Puerto Rico

• Locality

  4 km north of Mayaguez, in a pool

• Coordinates

  18.24, -67.1454

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Merismopedia Willei sp. nov.

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Families composed of 256-560 cells; membrane more or less
distorted, 6.5-T.5 n thick; cells subcylindrical in surface view just
previous to cell division, 4.5-6 \i by 7.6 m, nearly spherical in
resting condition.

Growing in a pool about four kilometers north of Mayaguez,
no. 1.310 a, type.

This species of Merismopedia is to be distinguished from
others by the combination of relatively large colonies containing
relatively large cells.

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