ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY
Klebsormidium sp. ASYA17
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IMU Code: 2H-9A
Phylum: Charophyta
Class: Klebsormidiophyceae
Genus: Klebsormidium
Strain:Klebsormidium sp ACSSI
Origin: Horseshoe Island, Antarctica
Locality: Snow microalgae covering the snow surface
Type Culture:
Isolator: T.Çakmak
Geographical Details : 67°49'36.6"S 67°13'38.7"W
NCBI Accession # : ON729304
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
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Morphological Features of Species
The filaments are long, tendency to disintegration and approximately possed 7.3 µm width. The length-width ratio of the cells is (6.03min)9.1(11.21max) x (6.11min) 7.3(8.56max) µm. The cells are cylindrical-shaped and cell wall is moderately thickened. H-fragments are rarely present and chloroplast covers half to 2/3 of the cell inner surface with smooth margin. Pyrenoid is large and surrounded by several layers of starch grains. K. flaccidum cells in liquid media forming superficial hydrorepellent layer whereas on agar forming undulating colonies (Mikailyuk,2015).
