New records and morphology of chrysophyte alga Uroglena kukkii (Ochromonadales, Uroglenaceae) in Russia

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Abstract

A rare chrysophyte species, Uroglena kukkii , was recorded in the waterbodies of the mountain forest zone of the South Urals. Described from Estonia, this species was first recorded in Russia in St. Petersburg. The second Russian discovery of the species U. kukkii indicates a wider distribution of the species. The morphology of the colonies and stomatocysts of U. kukkii was studied using light and electron microscopy. This paper compares the morphological characteristics of U. kukkii stomatocysts from the two habitats in Russia with samples from the type locality, and specifies the conditions for the mass formation of the stomatocysts.

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L. V. Snitko

South Ural Scientific Centre of Mineralogy and Environmental Geology of the Ural Branch RAS

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Email: lvs223@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Miass, Chelyabinsk Region, 456317

T. V. Safronova

Komarov Botanical Institute RAS

Email: lvs223@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Prof. Popov Str., 2, St. Petersburg, 197022

I. A. Blinov

South Ural Scientific Centre of Mineralogy and Environmental Geology of the Ural Branch RAS

Email: lvs223@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Miass, Chelyabinsk Region, 456317

V. P. Snitko

South Ural Scientific Centre of Mineralogy and Environmental Geology of the Ural Branch RAS

Email: lvs223@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Miass, Chelyabinsk Region, 456317

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2. Fig. 1. Uroglena kukkii stomatocysts (SEM) from Russia: а , b , c – from Figurnyi Pond of the Peter the Great Botanical Garden, St. Petersburg; the South Ural population: d , е , f , i – from Koshkul Lake; g – from the Sorokina River; j , k , l – from city beach pond (Lake Turgoyak derivate); h – from Sirikkul Lake. Scale bars: 5 μm.

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3. Fig. 2. Colonies of Uroglena kukkii , LM. Т he South Ural population: а – colony; b , d – colonies showing cells in the process of stomatocyst formation; e – stomatocysts. St. Petersburg: c – colonies showing cells in the process of stomatocyst formation in division stage from Figurnyi Pond of the Peter the Great Botanical Garden. Scale bars: а – 10 μ m, b , c , d – 50 μ m, e – 20 μ m.

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