Science Inventory

MORPHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF OLTMANNSIELLA VIRIDA, SP. NOV. (CHLOROPHYCEAE: VOLVOCALES)

Citation:

Hargraves, P. AND R. Steele. MORPHOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF OLTMANNSIELLA VIRIDA, SP. NOV. (CHLOROPHYCEAE: VOLVOCALES). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-80/390.

Description:

A new quadriflagellate green alga is described from temperate coastal waters. It occurs primarily as four-celled colonies, and its ultrastructure and general morphology place it in the Dunalliellaceae (order Volvocales, class Chlorophyceae). Oltmannsiella virida grows well in salinities from 10 ppt. to full-strength coastal water, and at temperatures from 15-25C.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID: 50273