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Algae commensal community in Genlisea traps
- Source :
- Scopus-Elsevier, Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, Vol 77, Iss 1, Pp 77-86 (2011)
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Abstract
- The community of algae occurring in Genlisea traps and on the external traps surface in laboratory conditions were studied. A total of 29 taxa were found inside the traps, with abundant diatoms, green algae (Chlamydophyceae) and four morphotypes of chrysophytes stomatocysts. One morphotype is described as new for science. There are two ways of algae getting into Genlisea traps. The majority of those recorded inside the traps, are mobile; swimming freely by flagella or moving exuding mucilage like diatoms being ablate to colonize the traps themselves. Another possibility is transport of algae by invertebrates such as mites and crustaceans. In any case algae in the Genlisea traps come from the surrounding environment. Two dominant groups of algae (Chladymonas div. and diatoms) in the trap environment, show ability to hydrolyze phosphomonoseters. We suggest that algae in carnivorous plant traps can compete with plant (host) for organic phosphate (phosphomonoseters). From the spectrum and ecological requirements of algal species found in the traps, environment inside the traps seems to be acidic. However, further studies are needed to test the relations between algae and carnivorous plants both in laboratory conditions and in the natural environment. All the reported taxa are described briefly and documented with 74 LM and SEM micrographs.
- Subjects :
- Lentibulariaceae
Plant Science
carnivorous plants
phosphatase
Algae
lcsh:Botany
Botany
Genlisea
commensalisms
plant-microbe interaction
Invertebrate
algae
Carnivorous plant
biology
Ecology
ELF97 phosphate
biology.organism_classification
Crustacean
phosphomonoseters
enzyme activity
lcsh:QK1-989
Mucilage
phytotelmata
Green algae
carnivorous syndrome
Subjects
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scopus-Elsevier, Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, Vol 77, Iss 1, Pp 77-86 (2011)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....21ee816d516de18d3d152f78716271fb