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A new cryptomonad from antarctica: Cryptomonas cryophila sp. nov.

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A taxonomic diagnosis of Cryptomonas cryophila sp. nov. (Cryptophyceae) is given, and its ultrastructural morphology is described. Although isolated from beneath Antarctic sea ice, its fine structure differs little from that described for related species. The principal distinguishing features is the possession of paired, stalked pyrenoids, which have an unusual kidney-like morphology.

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Die Arbeit gibt die taxonomische Diagnose und beschreibt die Ultrastruktur von Cryptomonas cryophila sp. nov. (Cryptomonadacee). Obwohl diese Alge unter dem antarktischen Meereseis gefunden wurde, unterscheider sich ihr Feinbau nur sehr wenig von den bisher beschriebenen verwandten Arten. Der Unterschied besteht hauptsächlich in den gepaarten, gestielten Pyrenoiden, die eine ungewöhnliche nierenartige Gestalt haben.

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  1. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Rickenbacker Causeway, 33149, Miami, Florida

    D. L. Taylor & C. C. Lee

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Contribution no. 1286 from the Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

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Taylor, D.L., Lee, C.C. A new cryptomonad from antarctica: Cryptomonas cryophila sp. nov.. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 75, 269–280 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00407688

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