ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Chlorophyceae
;
Spermatozopsis similis
;
Green flagellate
;
new species
;
algal culture
;
electron microscopy
;
taxonomy
;
phylogeny
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The green flagellateSpermatozopsis similis spec. nova has been studied in culture by light and electron microscopy. The flagellate bears two flagella, is naked and has a characteristic crescent and spirally twisted cell shape. The two flagella are of subequal length, each with a prominent hair-point. Each cell contains two contractile vacuoles, a single chloroplast with an anterior eyespot but lacking a pyrenoid, an anteriorly located nucleus, a single dictyosome associated with the posterior end of the nucleus, a single mitochondrion posterior to the nucleus and associated with a small microbody, some conspicuous vacuoles, and a greater number of secondary cytoskeletal microtubules which probably are responsible for maintaining the peculiar shape of this species. SinceS. similis in culture is only biflagellate, it cannot be accommodated within the quadriflagellate, but otherwise very similar speciesS. exsultans. Spermatozopsis similis is compared with other green flagellates and is shown to share common ultrastructural characters withChlamydomonas-type green algae.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00984054
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