Mermaid Species Acetabularia jalakanyakae

🔹 About:

A ‘mermaid’ species of algae discovered on Andaman and Nicobar islands

🔹 Features:

1. After nearly four decades, a new species of algae has been discovered on the islands.

2. Researchers have named the species Acetabularia jalakanyakae.

3. The plant consists of a single gigantic cell with a nucleus, which is its main characteristic.

4. The species is the first of the genus Acetabularia to be discovered in India.

5. Another feature of Acetabularia is their regenerative potential.