DNA Barcoding and ITS-tufA multi-local molecular phylogeny of nitrophilic alga Prasiola crispa growing on penguin guano at Larsemann Hills, Eastern Antarctica

• Main Authors: Sharma, Sheetal, Ranjan Sutar, Rashmi, Parida, Aseema, Bast, Felix
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2022
• Subjects: molecular phylogeny; taxonomy; Polar region; tufA; ITS; green algae; Guano; Larsemann Hills; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/20749

Antarctica is the coldest and driest continent globally and has always been an exciting habitat to study extremophiles. The study reveals a monostromatic nitrophilic green alga Prasiola crispa (Trebouxiophyceae) growing on Adelie penguin guano at a penguin rockery, Larsemann Hills, Eastern Antarctic...