First isolations of Thraustochytriales (Labyrinthulomycetes, Heterokonta) from estuarial and saline environments of Argentina

• Main Authors: Rosa, S.M., Galvagno, M.A., Vélez, C.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Argentina; Taxonomy; Thraustochytriales; Thraustochytrium; Ulkenia; ecological approach; estuarine environment; eukaryote; identification key; isolated population; morphology; South America; Labyrinthulida; Polaribacter; Radiata; Thraustochytriidae; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00116793_v44_n1_p81_Rosa

This is the first report of Labyrinthulomycetes for Argentina. Five strains of Thraustochytriales were isolated from both, a saline continental environment and an estuarial one from Argentina. The strains were identified as Thraustochytrium aff. antarcticum, Ulkenia aff. radiata and U. aff. visurgensis because the observations did not exactly fit the original descriptions in the morphological and ecological aspects. Fil:Rosa, S.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Galvagno, M.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Vélez, C.G. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina.