Prototheca filamenta: A fungus not an alga |
| |
| Authors: | Mathew J. Nadakavukaren Derek A. McCracken |
| |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, 61761 Normal, Illinois, USA |
| |
| Abstract: | The genusPrototheca is composed of colorless algae. Plastids, a characteristic feature of colorless algae, are absent fromP. filamenta cells. The growth pattern seen with light and scanning electron microscopes, and the ultrastructure observed with the transmission electron microscope suggest thatP. filamenta is a fungus. Consequently we recommend the removal ofP. filamenta from the genusPrototheca and subsequent investigation of this organism to determine its correct taxonomic placement among the fungi. |
| |
| Keywords: | Fungus Light Microscopy Prototheca filamenta Scanning Electron Microscopy Transmission |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
