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  The Indian archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar is home to a new species of plant. Biologists found a marine green algae during a trip to the island in 2019. Scientists spent nearly two years identifying this species for the first time, which is a laborious process. A new algae species was found on the islands for the first time in more than four decades, according to researchers. A species of Acetabularia has been named by scientists from the Central University of Punjab. JALAKANAYA is a goddess of the seas and mermaids in Sanskrit. Hans Christian Anderson's eponymous fairy tale, Little Mermaid, influenced the scientist's research. "The newly discovered species is so stunning. It has caps with intricate designs as if it were umbrellas of a mermaid," said Dr Felix Bast, who led the study. The main feature of the newly discovered species is that the plant is made up of one gigantic cell with a nucleus. The scientists spent more than 18 months sequencing the plant DN...