Epiphytic algae on mosses in the vicinity of Syowa Station, Antarctica

• Main Author: Shuji Ohtani
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1986
• Subjects: Antarctic; East Ongul Island; Langhovde; Mukai Rocks; Ongul; Ongul Island; Syowa Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=2055; http://id.nii.ac.jp/1291/00002055/; https://nipr.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=2055&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1

Species composition and abundance of epiphytic algae on mosses growing in the vicinity of Syowa Station were investigated. Moss samples were collected from three localities, East Ongul Island, Mukai Rocks and Langhovde. The epiphytic algae identified in these samples were 23 species in total, 16 of blue-green algae, 4 of diatoms, 3 of green algae. Blue-green algae were more frequently found among these epiphytic algae on mosses in each locality. Among the three localities, Langhovde was the most favorable habitat for the epiphytic algae, as well as the moss vegetation. The epiphytic algal flora on mosses turned out to be poorer than submerged algal flora in the same or similar localities in the Antarctic.