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A blue-pigmented hasleoid diatom, Haslea sp., from the Adriatic Sea Cover

A blue-pigmented hasleoid diatom, Haslea sp., from the Adriatic Sea

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|Mar 2018

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Figure 1

Sampling site in Croatia, Dugi Otok island at Saharun Bay, the Adriatic Sea (Google maps)

Figure 2

Field population of Haslea sp. Typical bluish color of diatoms attached to Padina sp. is clearly visible

Figure 3

Light microscopy of Haslea sp., with parietal chloroplasts and apices filled with blue pigment. Scale bar = 30 μm

18S rRNA gene fragments sequence similarities (%) among Haslea strains

Haslea sp. (this study)Haslea ostreariaHasle pseudostreariaHaslea crucigeraHaslea spicula BA28
H. ostrearia97.16
H. pseudostrearia94.3498.06
H. crucigera94.3397.9997.75
H. spicula BA2894.0998.3598.0698.87
H. sp. RG-2015a99.7096.9693.6493.6293.31

Morphological features of Haslea sp_ (this study) compared with those of H_ ostrearia, H_ provincialis, H_ karadagensis, H_ crucigera and H_ pseudostrearia obtained from the literature

Haslea sp.Haslea ostreariaHaslea provincialisHaslea karadagensisHaslea crucigeraHaslea pseudostrearia
Length (μm)60.171.865.852.555.595–97
Width (μm)7.67.37.48.08.811–121
Color of cell apicesblueblueblueblue-greynono
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2018-0007 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 60 - 66
Submitted on: Jul 19, 2017
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Accepted on: Sep 25, 2017
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Published on: Mar 13, 2018
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Katarzyna A. Palińska, Waldemar Surosz, published by University of Gdańsk
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