Closterium - Wikipedia
WebDescription. Closterium is a diverse genus consisting of solitary cells, each made of two identical halves called semicells. Usually they are microscopic, but the largest can become easily visible to the naked eye. Cells are many times longer than broad, and are variously elongate to lunate (crescent-shaped).
Closterium | genus of green algae | Britannica
WebClosterium. Charophyceae, class of green algae (division Chlorophyta) commonly found in fresh water. The taxonomy of the group is contentious, and the class is sometimes placed in its own division, Charophyta.
Closterium - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WebThe genus Closterium is a unicellular alga of the order Desmidiales in the class Zygnematophyceae, which inhabits fresh water worldwide [16]. The life cycle of Closterium involves vegetative and sexual reproduction.
The genus Closterium , a new model organism to study sexual ...
WebJul 11, 2018 · Sexual reproductive processes in the heterothallic Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex 101 IV. Homothalli... The genus Closterium, a new model organism to study sexual reproduction in streptophytes - Tsuchikane - 2019 - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library
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WebNuclear small subunit (SSU) rDNA of 19 species clarifies monophyly in Closterium (Takashi et al. 2001) Morphology: Unicellular lunate desmids up to 660 µm long (Neindl and Url 1985) with two large chloroplasts, one per semicell. Lack an isthmus (found in many desmid genera) yet the overlap of the two hemicell walls is often evident, often by a ...
Closterium - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WebClosterium exhibits gliding locomotory behavior, mediated by the forceful extrusion of mucilage from one pole of the cell that causes the cell to glide in the opposite direction ( Domozych et al., 1993 ). It is believed that in some desmids, the release of mucilage by a cell facilitates adhesion of the cell to a solid object ( Surek and von ...
Closterium - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
WebSpinoclosterium Bernard ( Fig. 27) Cells of this monotypic genus are solitary, elongate—fusiform, and strongly curved (lunate), resembling some species of Closterium. This genus is distinguished from Closterium by the presence of a solid, stout spine on each end of the cell. The cell wall is smooth and colorless, comprising two pieces that ...
De novo transcriptome of the diatom Cylindrotheca closterium identifies ...
WebMar 5, 2020 · The diatom Cylindrotheca closterium showed anti-inflammatory properties inhibiting TNFα release in human monocytic leukemia cells. In this study, we present the full transcriptome of C....
Sexual Reproduction of a Unicellular Charophycean Alga, Closterium ...
WebJan 1, 2014 · The genus Closterium is the best characterized charophycean green alga with respect to the process of sexual reproduction. Two sex pheromones , named PR-IP Inducer and PR-IP , that are involved in the progress of these processes were physiologically and biochemically characterized and the corresponding genes were cloned.
WebHere we review knowledge on the intercellular communication and mating type determination for successful sexual reproduction in Closterium. Using genomic information and transgenic techniques, the genus could be a model organism to study the mechanisms and evolution of sexual reproduction in streptophytes.
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