University:
Acadia University
Course:
BIOL 2663 | Marine Biology
Academic year:

2024
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311

Pages:

13
Author:

Nabila n.

family of haptophytes. Family Pavlovaceae Phylum Haptophyta Class Pavlovophyceae Order Pavlovales. Family Pavlovaceae Family Pavlovaceae microscopic, motile cells. may inhabit marine or freshwater, (Bendif, et. al., 2011) pigments: chlorophylls a & c. fucoxanthin, beta carotene, diadinoxanthin, diatoxanthin, (Van Lenning, et. al., 2003) lacking in organic body scales. (Jordan, 2009) 2 unequal flagella with varying characteristics haptonema is present Family Pavlovaceae Diacronema vikianum Pavlova calceolata abundant production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Family Phaeocystaceae Phylum Haptophyta Class Prymnesiophyceae Order Phaeocystales Family Phaeocystaceae Genus Phaeocystis Family Phaeocystaceae Marine Unicellular to colonial Spherical Motile stage: Cell length: 5 µm Short haptonema Two flagella Two yellow-brown chloroplasts Throndsen (1997) Nonmotile stage: Cell length - 7um in colonial stage Colony size: Up to 2-8 mm Haptonema and flagella are absent Two yellow-brown chloroplasts Family Phaeocystaceae Algal blooms Phaeocystis pouchetii High boreal and arctic waters (Verity et al., 2007) Phaeocystis globosa Cold and temperate waters (Verity et al., 2007) Phaeocystis pouchetii Phaeocystis globosa Family Prymnesiaceae Phylum Haptophyta Class Prymnesiophyceae Order Pymnesiales Family Prymnesiaceae Family Prymnesiaceae marine, fresh and brackish environments saddle-shaped cells have 2 equal flagella and a haptonema Fageta