ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY
Chlamydomonas sp. ASYA25
IMU Code: 2H-13
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Chlorophyceae
Genus: Chlamydomonas
Strain: Chlamydomonas incerta
Origin: Horseshoe Island, Antarctica
Locality: Planktonic sample-Skua Lake
Type Culture:
Isolator: T.Çakmak
Geographical Details : 67°49'36.6"S 67°13'38.7"W
NCBI Accession # : ON723740
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
The cells are spherical or broadly ellipsoidal in shape. The size of cells is around 9-15 µm. Cells have 2 apical contractile vacuoles. Chloroplasts are cup-shaped. Pyrenoid is medium, round-slightly ellipsoid in basal position. The cell has an elliptic eyespot in the anterior part. The number of zoospores is 2 or 4.
