Revealing the Characteristics of the Antarctic Snow Alga Chlorominima collina gen. et sp. nov. Through Taxonomy, Physiology, and Transcriptomics

• Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science
• Main Authors: Gálvez, Francisca E., Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Mónica, Huovinen, Pirjo, Silva, Andrea X., Gómez, Iván
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
• Subjects: Plant Science; Antarctic; Arctic; Collins Glacier; King George Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.662298; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.662298/full

Snow algae play crucial roles in cold ecosystems, however, many aspects related to their biology, adaptations and especially their diversity are not well known. To improve the identification of snow algae from colored snow, in the present study we used a polyphasic approach to describe a new Antarct...