Morphology and phylogenetic position of a trebouxiophycean green alga (Chlorophyta) growing on the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, with the description of a new genus and species
Zhang J, Huß V, Sun X, Chang K, Pang D (2008)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2008
Journal
Book Volume: 43
Pages Range: 185-193
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1080/09670260701718462
Abstract
A novel unicellular Chlorella-like green alga was isolated from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis). The cultured cells were described by light and electron microscopy. Most adult cells were spherical with a single cup-shaped parietal chloroplast, although a few cells contained 2 to 4 chloroplasts. Chloroplasts contained many small pyrenoids with pyrenoglobuli around the multi-oriented tube-like thylakoids in the pyrenoid matrix. Most sporangia contained 2 or 4 autospores with a spindle-shaped chloroplast. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from both chloroplast-encoded 16S and nuclear-encoded 18S rDNA sequences placed our isolate in the 'Chlorella' luteoviridis clade within the class Trebouxiophyceae. There are two group I introns in the 18S rDNA, structurally similar to 'Chlorella' trebouxioides, which also has two introns at the same positions. The exon sequence revealed highest similarities of 93-95% compared with 'C.' luteoviridis, 'Chlorella' saccharophila, and 'C.' trebouxioides. The chloroplast 16S rDNA has a unique 46-bp insertion in helix P21-1, which can be folded into a double hairpin structure. Blast searches resulted in best hits of 96% similarity to 'C.' luteoviridis (CCAP-211/3), and of 91% to 'C.' saccharophila (SAG 211-1d). Based on morphological features and phylogenetic position, a new genus Heveochlorella gen. nov. with the type species H. hainangensis sp. nov. is proposed. © 2008 British Phycological Society.
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APA:
Zhang, J., Huß, V., Sun, X., Chang, K., & Pang, D. (2008). Morphology and phylogenetic position of a trebouxiophycean green alga (Chlorophyta) growing on the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, with the description of a new genus and species. European Journal of Phycology, 43(2), 185-193. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09670260701718462
MLA:
Zhang, Jiaming, et al. "Morphology and phylogenetic position of a trebouxiophycean green alga (Chlorophyta) growing on the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, with the description of a new genus and species." European Journal of Phycology 43.2 (2008): 185-193.
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