ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY
Chloromonas sp. ASYA24
IMU Code: FL-1
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Genus: Chloromonas
Strain:
Origin: Dismal Island, Antarctica
Locality: From the snow surface
Type Culture:
Isolator: T.Çakmak
Geographical Details : 68ᴼ.05.35,5S-68ᴼ.51.10,2 W
NCBI Accession # :
General Maintenance Conditions
Temperature: 15 °C/10 °C (D/N)
Light source: mix of warm-white & cool-white fluorescent lamps
Intensity:3200 lux (maximum)
Light period:16/8 h L/D
Media: BBM
Morphological Features of Species
Biflagellate unicells variable in shape from spherical to spindle-shaped, some asymmetric. Lack pyrenoids, separating them from Chlamydomonas (Guiry 2012). The color of cells from green to red depends on the relative concentration of chlorophyll and carotenoids, especially astaxanthin (red). The yellow and red accessory pigments aid in blocking UV radiation thus are prominent in exposed habitats such as snow. Nonflagellated cysts tend to dominate near the surface of snowfields, while flagellated cells are located in deeper layers with less light intensity (Novis et al. 2008).
