Süßwasserflora Von Mitteleuropa, Bd. 19/2: Cyanoprokaryota: Bd. 2 / Part 2: Oscillatoriales

ISBN-13: 9783827419149 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 2005 / 759 str.

Konstantinos Anagnostidis

Opis

Cyanoprokaryotes are probably the oldest organisms with plant metabolism. However, their cell structure and type of asexual reproduction prove their eubacterial origin. In spite of their existence from Precambrian onwards they have not lost their vitality, and still are able to colonize all possible biotopes, including very extreme environments (thermal springs up to 80 C, rocks in extremely hot or cold deserts in both the tropics and Antarctica, hypersaline lakes and marshes, biotopes in volcanic regions, and other harsh habitats). This book is a review of all the cyanoprokaryotic taxonomic units, registered and recognizable from European natural biotopes, including the marine coasts. Our determination keys and taxonomic descriptions should permit the identification of natural populations, and should be related to known culture material. Numerous strains were isolated, kept in strain collections and used as important model organisms for experiments of various kinds. In culture only a few cyanoprokaryotes show the typical growth form known from nature, most others can be made to display their typical forms and life cycles by special procedures only. The identification of strains without previous knowledge of natural material needs to be carried out with special care. The aim of this book is to make possible the identification and standardization of known, morphologically and ecologically distinguishable cyanoprokaryotes that have been described from natural populations in Europe. Therefore, in the introductory part only data important for identification are presented. At the end of this chapter we append a list of basic literature, where all the detailed information necessary can be found. We have selected accurate drawings of the species described in the text. We also present illustrations of some non-European species if necessary for understanding the generic diacritical features or infrageneric diversity."

Spis treści

Introduction Characters of Oscillatoriales Cell morphology Cell structure Cell division Colonies Classification system Ecology and distribution Glossary Systematic part Literature Index

O autorze

The late Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Anagnostidis (formerly Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Athens, GREECE) Prof. Dr. Jiri Komárek (Department of Algology, Institute of Botany, University at Trebon, CZECH REPUBLIC)

Blurb

Diese Sonderausgabe (2007) ist ein unveränderter Nachdruck der 1. Aufl. (2005). Dieser Band mit identifiziert die Arten der Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae - Detaillierte Bestimmungsschlüssel - Beschreibung der Arten - Kritisch vergleichende Diagnosen - Ökologische Angaben - Aktuelles System der Cyanobakterien, mit Bestimmungsschlüsseln - Alle europäischen Arten sind beschrieben und abgebildet - Darüberhinaus Übersicht der weltweit verbreiteten Arten - Charakterisierung der Arten nach phänotypischen Merkmalen unter Berück- sichtigung moderner elektronenmikroskopischer und molekularer Unter- suchungen - Daten zu Ökologie und Verbreitung der Arten - Vorstellung von Cyanobakterien, die als Modell für experimentelle und biotechnologische Studien dienen Cyanoprokaryotes are probably the oldest organisms with plant metabolism. In spite of their existence from the Precambrian onwards they have not lost their vitality, and still are able to colonize all possible biotopes, including extreme environments (thermal springs, rocks in hot or cold deserts, hypersaline lakes, volcanic regions…). The aim of this book is to facilitate the identification and standardization of cyanoprokaryotes that can be distinguished by their morphology and ecology and that are known from natural European habitats including the marine coasts. The determination keys and taxonomic descriptions permit the identification of natural populations, and are related to known culture material. In the introductory part characters important for identification are explained. A list of basic literature helps to find more detailed information. The Authors have selected accurate drawings of the species described in the text. Also illustrations of some non-European species are included if necessary for understanding the generic diacritical features or infrageneric diversity.