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COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF PYRENOID ULTRASTRUCTURE IN ALGAE OF THE MONOSTROMA COMPLEX 1 2 3

1973; Wiley; Volume: 9; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1529-8817.1973.tb04078.x

1529-8817

Terumitsu Hori,

Cephalopods and Marine Biology

SUMMARY The pyrenoid structure in 15 species of the Monostroma complex is very diverse us revealed by a study of the morphology of the pyrenoid matrix, associated starch shell, and pattern of intrapyrenoidalthylakoid bands. From these characteristics 8 types of pyrenoid structure were classified. The variation of pyrenoid structure was shown not only among the species studied, but also between the alternation of generations (M. angicava and M. nitidum). In M. fuscum var. splendens, M. groenlandicum, M. undulatum , and M. zostericola pyrenoid structure is the same throughout the life cycle. The pyrenoid matrix of M. zostericola is surrounded by a double membrane that prevents the direct connection of the pyrenoid matrix with chloroplast thylakoids. The pyrenoid also lacks a starch shell. These findings support the establishment of a new genus Kornmannia by Bliding to include M. zostericola. In addition, similarities in pyrenoid ultrastructure suggest an affinity of Capsosiphon fulvescens with M. groenlandicum .