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Algae from De Klip soil cultures

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The recent algal history of De Klip is outlined and opportunities for collecting soil samples, their nature, the uses of soil cultures both scientific and educational, the longevity of the soil and methods of storing are discussed.

The nature of De Klip soil is described and an outline of the procedure followed in making the soil cultures is given. Details of three typical cultures follow with a comparison of the results.

Two new species obtained in these cultures are described, Chlamydomonas capensis and ?Pedinopera africana.

It is specially fitting that its subject should be cultures of soil from “The Rock” since Professor Pringsheim has shared with me the wonder and joy aroused by the extraordinary fertility of De Klip soil.

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    M. A. Pocock

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This paper is offered to Professor E. G. Pringsheim on the occasion of his 80th birthday as a very small token of appreciation of all he has done for the study of freshwater algae and of the friendship with which he has honoured me.

It is specially fitting that its subject should be cultures of soil from “The Rock” since Professor Pringsheim has shared with me the wonder and joy aroused by the extraordinary fertility of De Klip soil.

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Pocock, M.A. Algae from De Klip soil cultures. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 42, 56–63 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425190

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