Xiao Yan Hu, Ming Yan Yin, Cheng Kui Tseng
Morphology of Chrysochromulina planisquama sp. nov. (Haptophyta, Prymnesiophyceae) isolated from Jiaozhou Bay, China
Chrysochromulina planisquama sp. nov. is described from the cultures originating from water samples collected in Jiaozhou Bay, Yellow Sea. Cells are spherical to subspherical with a diameter of 3.0–6.0 ?m. They have two unequal flagella and a haptonema, which is shorter than the flagella. Two types of scales form multiple layers on the cell surface. Both types of scales are flat and circular. The larger scales measure 0.70–0.85 ?m in diameter and are ornamented with a pattern of 52–60 radiating ribs on the proximal surface and faint concentric rings on the distal surface. The smaller scales measure 0.38–0.45 ?m in diameter. They have a similar pattern but with fewer radiating ribs (ca. 28–30) on the proximal surface. Each cell contains two chloroplasts, a nucleus and two mitochondria. Scales are produced in the Golgi apparatus.
Botanica Marina, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 0006-8055
Volume: 48, 01/2005
Pages: 52 - 57
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