Pseudostichococcus monallantoides

Yoon, Sung Ro & Lee, Do Hyun Kim and Ok-Min, 2020, Newly recorded chlorophytes, Monoraphidium subclavatum, Deuterostichococcus epilithicus, and Pseudostichococcus monallantoides in Korea, Journal of Species Research 9 (3), pp. 181-190 : 186

Pseudostichococcus monallantoides

L. Moewus 1951 ( Fig. 3 )

Cells are solitary or formed only two-celled, rarely four-celled filaments or sometimes packages of four cells. Cells are cylindrical with rounded cell ends. Chloroplast is plate-like, without pyrenoid, covering half of cell. Usually several large oil drops are present. The length of the cell is 7.5 - 34.1 μm and the width is 1.6 - 3.2 μm.

Note. The strain (NIBRCL0000114571) used in this study is morphologically similar to the Pseudostichococcus strains described in Pröschold and Darienko (2020).

Ecology. This is a terrestrial species. They usually inhabit the soil surface ( Skuja, 1948).

Site of collection. Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si , Gyeonggi-do (37°17′49.1″N 127°03′02.1″E) .

Date of collection. December 14, 2018.

Specimen Locality. NIBRCL0000114571 in the National Institute of Biological Resources.

Figures

Fig. 3. Microscopic photographs of Pseudostichococcus monallantoides L.Moewus. NIBRCL0000114571. (A-D) long and cylindrical shapes, (E-H) mostly grows in a solitary state during culture. Scale bar represents 10 μm.