Publication Date

8-1974

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Gary Dillard, Joe Winstead, Herbert Shadowen

Degree Program

Department of Biology

Degree Type

Master of Science

Abstract

Carteria olivieri West (CHLOROPHYCEAE:CHLAMYDOMONADACEAE) is a quadriflagellated unicellular green alga similar to representatives of the genus Chlamydomonas. There exists within the genus morphological variation in reference to the chloroplast, pyrenoid(s), and stigma. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ultrastructure of Carteria olivieri.

Carteria olivieri was found to be ultrastructurally similar to other species of the genus which have been investigated. Major differences include the shape of the apical papilla and the diameter and origin of the pyrenoid tubules.

Disciplines

Biology | Life Sciences

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Biology Commons

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