Ultrastructure of Lobosphaera reniformis (Watanabe) Komárek et Fott (Chlorellales) from King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

• Published in: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
• Main Authors: A. Massalski, T. Mrozińska, M. Olech
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Botanical Society 2014
• Subjects: Lobosphaera reniformis; Chlorellales; Golgi apparatus; ultrastructure; Antarctica; Botany; QK1-989; King George Island; Papua Island; South Shetland Islands; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.1994.029; https://doaj.org/article/5e5e23497f3c4add880a448e65ca9e9a

Lobosphaera reniformis (Wat.) Kom. et Fott (=Chlorella reniformis Wat.) so far known only from Japan, and Papua Island, was for the first time found in Antarctica (King George Island, South Shetland Islands). In laboratory cultures a complete life cycle was obtained, and most of its stages were followed by the electron microscopy. Reproduction is by morphologically different autospores. In some large vegetative cells two Golgi apparatuses lying side by side were observed.