Morphology, ultrastructure and ecology of Muriella decolor (Chlorophyta) from subaerial habitats in Poland and the Antarctic

Autor: Czerwik-Marcinkowska Joanna, Massalski Andrzej, Olech Maria, Wojciechowska Anna
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Polish Polar Research, Vol 36, Iss 2, Pp 163-174 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2081-8262
DOI: 10.1515/popore-2015-0011
Popis: This paper offers a comparison of Muriella decolor specimens from different geographical regions and habitats (limestone caves in Poland and ice denuded areas near the Ecology Glacier, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, West Antarctic). Morphological and cytological variability, ecology and life strategies of M. decolor were studied in fresh samples, and also in cultures grown on agar plates. The complete life cycle, with detailed ultrastructural (LM and TEM) analysis are presented. The electron microscopic observations prove that materials identified as M. decolor collected in Poland and the Antarctic have distinct ultrastructural features. These include the chloroplast lamella arrangement, mitochondrial cristae structure and the cell wall thickness.
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