S. Hirayama, R. Ueda, T. Nakayama, I. Inouye
Chlamydomonas perigranulata sp. nov. (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyceae) from the Red Sea
A walled and biflagellate green organism assignable to the genus Chlamydomonas was isolated from seawater samples collected from the Red Sea, and unialgal cultures (YA-SH-1) were established. They were examined with light and electron microscopy and compared with both previously described marine or brackish water representatives of Chlamydomonas and related genera including Chlorococcum and Cystomonas. The alga was characterized by numerous spherical granules which were situated at the periphery of the cell and which covered the entire cell surface. Ultrastructurally, these granules were lipoidal globules projecting outward from the cell membrane. Based on this unique morphology as a major diagnostic feature, C. perigranulata sp. nov. was proposed.
Botanica Marina, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 0006-8055
Volume: 44, 01/2001
Pages: 41 - 46
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