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Microalgae used in the production of biofuels represents an alternative to fossil fuels. One problem in the production of algae for biofuels is attacks by algal parasitoids that can cause population crashes when algae are cultivated in outdoor ponds (Greenwell et al. 2010). Integrated solutions are being sought to mitigate this problem, and an initial step is pest identification. We isolated an algal parasitoid from an open pond of Scenedesmus dimarphus used for biofuel production in New Mexico and examined its morphology, ultrastructure and molecular phylogeny. A phylogenetic analysis placed this organism in Aphelida as conspecific with Amoeboaphehdium protococcarum sensu Karpov et al. 2013. As a result we re-evaluated the taxonomy of Amoeboaphehdium protococcarum sensu Letcher et al. 2013 and here designate it as a new species, Amoeboaphehdium occidentale.
- 出版日期2015-6
