Ulvophyceae:
Ulotrichales: Ulotrichaceae
Phylum Viridiplantae: Subphylum Streptohyta: Class Klebsormidiophyceae (Protistology, 2003)
Klebsormidium nitens
(Meneghini) Lokhorst
Syn.: Klebsormidium klebsii (G. M. Smith) S. Mattox et Blackwell
Syn.: Chlorhormidium; Hormidium
Family: Chloroplasts plate-like or ribbon-like; sexual reproduction by isogamy.
Genus: Without gelatinous sheath; filaments consist of many cells; no rhizoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). Species: Cell body similar to K. flaccidum, but cell body longer; 18-25 μm long, 6-8 μm diam., a single chloroplast with a pyrenoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Klebsormidium nitens, stock Cis-1, axenic culture with KCM and Hyponex (4/19-5/24),
cell body μm long, 7 μm wide,
x 640, Sendabori, Matsudo city, Chiba Pref., Japan, January 2002 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Klebsormidium, stock Cis-1, axenic culture with KCM & Hyponex (February 20 to March 31, 2003),
cell body μm long, μm wide,
x 640, Sendabori, Matsudo city, Chiba Pref., Japan, January 2002 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Klebsormidium flaccidum (Kützing) S. Mattox et Blackwell (Syn. Hormidium flaccidum (Kützing) Braun): Cell body cylindrical; may slightly swells at middle of the cell; 8-12 μm long, 6-12 μm diam., a single chloroplast plate-like, extends 1/2 of the cell wall (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Klebsormidium klebsii (G. M. Smith) S. Mattox et Blackwell: Similar to K. flaccidum, but cell body longer; 18-25 μm long, 6-8 μm diam., a single chloroplast with a pyrenoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).