Acetabularia jalakanyakae

A team of marine biologists from the Central University of Punjab have discovered a new species of marine green algae from Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

  • It has been named Acetabularia jalakanyakae.
  • Jalakanyaka in Sanskrit literally means mermaid, the researchers were influenced by the fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.”

(Source: The Hindu)

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