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Protistology 3 (4), 233241 (2004) ProtistologyProtistology Protistology ProtistologyProtistology A new pelobiont protist Pelomyxa corona sp. n. (Peloflagellatea, Pelobiontida) 1 2 Alexander O. Frolov , Ludmila V. Chystjakova and Andrew V. Goodkov2, 3 1 Zoological Institute RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia 2 Biological Research Institute of St. Petersburg State University, Russia 3 Institute of Cytology RAS, St. Petersburg, Russia Summary A new species of multinucleate pelobionts, Pelomyxa corona, is described. Morphology of the amoebae has been studied with the use of the light and the transmission electron microscope. The cells of P. corona are rounded. The cytoplasm is clearly differentiated into the marginal hyaloplasm and the endoplasm. Numerous hyaline pseudopodia of approximately equal length make the amoeba look like a “crown”, which is reflected in the specific name. Ultrastructurally P. corona is rather similar to P. palustris, but a number of unique characters allows a reliable differentiation of these two species. The study of P. corona revealed a welldeveloped structured glycocalyx, the dictyosomes of the Golgi apparatus and fine pseudopodia armoured with bundles of microtubules. One species out of the set of the