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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

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
Volume 47 (2018): Issue 1 (March 2018)
By: Katarzyna A. Palińska and  Waldemar Surosz  
Open Access
|Mar 2018

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Figure 1

Sampling site in Croatia, Dugi Otok island at Saharun Bay, the Adriatic Sea (Google maps)
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
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
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
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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
Keywords:
Bacillariophyceae,
Mediterranean Sea,
taxonomy,
18S rRNA
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Chemistry, other,
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other,
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

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