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Jalakanyaka
August 24 , 2021
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- A new marine algae species with an umbrella-like cap named Jalakanyaka, has been discovered on Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- The new algae species has been named ‘Acetabularia jalakanyakae’, after the Sanskrit word ‘Jalakanyaka’.
- It means the ‘goddess of oceans’ or ‘mermaid’.
- This species is the 1st of the genus Acetabularia to be discovered in India.
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