Phylogenetic position of Zygogonium ericetorum (Zygnematophyceae, Charophyta) from a high alpine habitat and ultrastructural characterization of unusual aplanospores

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 790-803

  Stancheva, Rosalina ^a   Hall, John D ^b,c   Herburger, Klaus ^d   Lewis, Louise A ^e   Mccourt, Richard M ^c,f   Sheath, Robert G ^a   Holzinger, Andreas ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine habitat; Generic and subgeneric concept; Green algae; Morphology; Phylogeny; Reproduction; Zygnema; Zygnematophyceae; Zygogonium

Indexed keywords

CHARALES; CHLOROPHYTA; ZYGNEMA; ZYGNEMOPHYCEAE; ZYGOGONIUM; ZYGOGONIUM ERICETORUM;

EID: 84908554279     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12229     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Aigner, S., Remias, D., Karsten, U. & Holzinger, A. 2013. Unusual phenolic compounds contribute to ecophysiological performance in the purple-colored green alga Zygogonium ericetorum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) from a high-alpine habitat. J. Phycol. 49:648-60.
2. Alston, R. E. 1958. An investigation of the purple vacuolar pigment of Zygogonium ericetorum and the status of 'algal anthocyanins' and 'phycoporphyrins'. Am. J. Bot. 45:688-92.
3. Andersen, R. A. 2005. Algal Culturing Techniques. Elsevier Academic Press, Burlington, Vermont, 596 pp.
4. Blumthaler, M. 2012. Solar radiation of the high Alps. In Lütz, C. [Ed.] Plants in Alpine Regions. Springer, Wien, New York, pp. 11-20.
5. Bock, O. & Bock, W. 1956. Zygnemales aus Unterfranken. Arch. Hydrobiol. 52:406-48.
6. Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B.M. 1797. Mémoire sur les genres Conferva et Byssus, du chevalier O. Linné. Louis Carazza, Bordeaux, France, 58 pp.
7. Bory de Saint-Vincent, J. B. M. 1822a. Dictionaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle, Vol. VII. Imprimeurs de la Société d'histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 512 pp.
8. Bory de Saint-Vincent, J. B. M. 1822b. Dictionaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle, Vol. I. Imprimeurs de la Société d'histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 604 pp.
9. Bourrelly, P. 1990. Les Algues d'eau Douce. Initiation à la Systématique. Tome I: Les Algues Vertes. Société Nouvelle des Éditions Boubée, Paris, France, 572 pp.
10. Cannell, R. J. P., Farmer, P. W. & John, M. 1988. Purification and characterization of pentagalloylglucose, an α-glucosidase inhibitor/antibiotic from the freshwater green alga Spirogyra varians. Biochem. J. 255:937-41.
11. Czurda, V. 1932. Zygnemales. Verlag von Gustav Fischer, Jena, Germany, 226 pp.
12. Ellis, E. A. 2006. Solutions to the problem of substitution of ERL 4221 for vinyl cyclohexene dioxide in Spurr low viscosity embedding formulations. Microscopy Today 14:32-3.
13. Fritsch, F. E. 1916. The morphology and ecology of an extreme terrestrial form of Zygnema (Zygogonium) ericetorum (Kuetz.). Hansg. Ann. Bot. 30:135-49.
14. Fritsch, F. E. & Haines, F. M. 1923. The moisture relations of terrestrial algae. II. The changes during exposure to drought and treatment with hypertonic solutions. Ann. Bot. 37:683-728.
15. Gauthier-Liévre, L. 1941. Algues de eaux continentals africaines: Algues du Sahara septentrional et central. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord. 32:79-152 (in French).
16. Gauthier-Lièvre, L. 1965. Zygnematacees Afrikaines. Nova Hedwigia Beih. 20:1-210 (in French).
17. Gontcharov, A. A., Marin, B. & Melkonian, M. 2003. Molecular phylogeny of conjugating green algae (Zygnemophyceae, Streptophyta) inferred from SSU rDNA sequence comparisons. J. Mol. Evol. 56:89-104.
18. Guiry, M. D. 2013. Taxonomy and nomenclature of the Conjugatophyceae (=Zygnematophyceae). Algae 28:1-29.
19. Guiry, M. D. & Guiry, G. M. 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication. National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. http://www.algaebase.org (accessed on 20 April 2014).
20. Hall, J. D., Karol, K. G., McCourt, R. M. & Delwiche, C. F. 2008. Phylogeny of the conjugating green algae based on chloroplast and mitochondrial nucleotide sequence data. J. Phycol. 44:467-77.
21. Han, J. W., Yoon, M., Lee, K. P. & Kim, G. H. 2007. Isolation of total RNA from a freshwater green alga Zygnema cruciatum, containing high levels of pigments. Algae 22:125-9.
22. Hodgetts, W. J. 1918. The conjugation of Zygogonium ericetorum Kütz. New Phytol. 17:238-51.
23. Holzinger, A. & Karsten, U. 2013. Desiccation stress and tolerance in green algae: consequences for ultrastructure, physiological, and molecular mechanisms. Front. Plant Sci. 4:327.
24. Holzinger, A., Tschaikner, A. & Remias, D. 2010. Cytoarchitecture of the desiccation-tolerant green alga Zygogonium ericetorum. Protoplasma 243:15-24.
25. Hoppert, M., Reimer, R., Kemmling, A., Schröder, A., Günzl, B. & Heinken, T. 2004. Structure and reactivity of a biological soil crust from axeric sandy soil in central Europe. Geomicrobiol J. 21:183-91.
26. Jao, C.C. 1935. Studies on the freshwater Algae of China. I. Zygnemataceae from Szechwan. Sinensia 6:551-620.
27. Jao, C.C., 1988. Flora Algarum Sinicarum Aquae Dulcis. Tomus 1, Zygnemataceae. Science Press, Beijing, China, 228 pp. (in Chinese).
28. Jensen, W. A. 1962. Botanical Histochemistry. W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, California, 408 pp.
29. Johnson, L. R. 2002. Family Zygnemataceae. In John, D. M., Whitton, B. A. & Brook, A. J. [Eds.] The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 480-510.
30. Kadlubowska, J. Z. 1984. Conjugatophyceae I. Chlorophyta VIII. Zygnemales. In Ettl, H., Gerloff, J., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. [Eds.] Süsswasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Band 16. G. Fischer, Stuttgart, Germany, pp. 1-532 (in German).
31. Kadłubowska, J. Z. 1983. On changes in the nomenclature of some taxa of Zygnemaceae. Acta Soc. Bot. Pol. 52:315-20.
32. Kadłubowska, J. Z. & Langangen, A. 1998. Zygogonium norvegicum sp. nov. (Zygnematales, Chlorophyta) from Norway. Nova Hedwigia 66:503-5.
33. Karsten, U. & Holzinger, A. 2014. Green algae in alpine biological soil crust communities: acclimation strategies against ultraviolet radiation and dehydration. Biodiv. Cons. 23:1845-58.
34. Karsten, U., Lütz, C. & Holzinger, A. 2010. Ecophysiological performance of the aeroterrestrial green alga Klebsormidium crenulatum (Charophyceae, Streptophyta) isolated from an alpine soil crust with an emphasis on desiccation stress. J. Phycol. 46:1187-97.
35. Klebs, G. A. 1886. Über die Organisation der Gallerte bei einigen Algen und Flagellaten. Untersuchungen Botanische Institut Tübingen 2:333-417.
36. Kleeberg, A., Schubert, H., Koschorreek, M. & Nixdorf, B. 2006. Abundance and primary production of filamentous green algae Zygogonium ericetorum in an extremely acid (pH 2.9) mining lake and its impact on alkalinity generation. Freshw. Biol. 51:925-37.
37. Kolkwitz, R. & Krieger, H. 1944. Zygnemales. In R . Kolwitz [Ed.] Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland und der Schweiz, XIII. Band 2. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Leipzig, Germany, pp. 1-499.
38. Kothari, N. M. 1971. Two new members of Zygnemataceae. Phykos 10:106-11.
39. Krishnamurthy, K. V. 1999. Methods in Cell Wall Cytochemistry. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 318 pp.
40. Kützing, F. T. 1843. Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange... Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. pp. [part 1]: [i]-ii, [1]-142, [part 2:] 143-458, 1, err.], pls 1-80. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, Germany, 668 pp.
41. Lewis, S. H. & Entwisle, T. J. 2007. Zygnemaceae. In Entwisle, T. J., Skinner, S., Lewis, S. H. & Foard, H. J. [Eds.] Algae of Australia. Batrachospermales. Thoreales, Oedogoniales and Zygnemaceae. ABRS, Canberra, Australia, and CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 112-56.
42. Lynn, R. & Brock, T. D. 1969. Notes on the ecology of a species of Zygogonium (Kütz) in Yellowstone National Park. J. Phycol. 5:181-5.
43. Migula, W. 1907. Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Deutsch-Österreich und der Schweiz. Band II. Algen. 1. Teil. Cyanophyceae, Diatomaceae, Chlorophyceae. H. Bergmühler, Berlin, Germany, 914 pp.
44. Miller, M. A., Pfieffer, W. & Schwartz, T. 2010. Creating the CIPRES Science Gateway for inference of large phylogenetic trees. Proceedings of the Gateway Computing Environments Workshop (GCE), New Orleans, Louisiana.
45. Newsome, A. G. & van Breemen, R. B. 2012. Characterization of the purple vacuolar pigment of Zygogonium ericetorum alga. Planta Med. 78:PJ20. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1321180
46. Nichols, H. W. & Bold, H. C. 1965. Trichosarcina polymorpha gen. et sp. nov. J. Phycol. 1:34-8.
47. Nishizawa, M., Yamagishi, T., Nonaka, G., Nishioka, I. & Ragan, M. A. 1985. Gallotannins of the freshwater green alga Spirogyra sp. Phytochemistry 24:2411-3.
48. Peréz, W., Hall, J. D., McCourt, R. M. & Karol, K. G. (2014) Phylogeny of North American Tolypella (Charophyceae, Charophyta) based on plastid DNA sequences with a description of Tolypella ramosissima sp. nov. J. Phycol. doi: 10.1111/jpy.12219.
49. Pichrtová, M., Remias, D., Lewis, L. A. & Holzinger, A. 2013. Changes in phenolic compounds and cellular ultrastructure of arctic and Antarctic strains of Zygnema (Zygnematales, Streptophyta) after exposure to experimentally enhanced UV to PAR ratio. Microbial Ecol. 65:68-83.
50. Randhawa, M. S. 1938. Observations on some Zygnemales from northern India. Part I. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. B. 8:109-50.
51. Randhawa, M. S. 1959. Zygnemaceae. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, 478 pp.
52. Remias, D., Holzinger, A., Aigner, S. & Lütz, C. 2012b. Ecophysiology and ultrastructure of Ancylonema nordenskiöldii (Zygnematales, Streptophyta), causing brown ice on glaciers in Svalbard (high arctic). Polar Biol. 35:899-908.
53. Remias, D., Holzinger, A. & Lütz, C. 2009. Ultrastructure and physiological characterization of the ice alga Mesotaenium berggrenii (Zygnemaphyceae, Chlorophyta) from glaciers in the European Alps. Phycologia 48:302-12.
54. Remias, D., Schwaiger, S., Aigner, S., Leya, T., Stuppner, H. & Lütz, C. 2012a. Characterization of an UV- and VIS-absorbing, purpurogallin-derived secondary pigment new to algae and highly abundant in Mesotaenium berggrenii (Zygnematophyceae, Chlorophyta), an extremophyte living on glaciers. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 79:638-48.
55. Ronquist, F. & Huelsenbeck, J. P. 2003. MrBayes 3: Bayesian phylogenetic inference under mixed models. Bioinformatics 19:1572-4.
56. Roth, A. W. 1800. Tentamen florae Germanicae continens enumerationem plantarum in Germania sponte nascentium. Tomus III. Pars prior. Bibliopolio Gleditschiano, Lipsiae, Germany, 578 pp.
57. Rundina, L. A. 1998. The Zygnematales of Russia (Chlorophyta: Zygnematophyceae, Zygnematales). Nauka, St. Peterburg, Russia, 346 pp. (in Russian).
58. Schmidle, M. W. 1897. Zur Entwicklung einiger Zygnema und Calothrix, Flora oder. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitung 84:167-88.
59. Skuja, H. 1932. Le genre Pleurodiscus doit-il etre maintenu? Rev. Algol. 6:137-46.
60. Smith, G. M. 1950. The Fresh-Water Algae of the United States, 2nd edn. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 719 pp.
61. Stamatakis, A., Hoover, P. & Rougemont, J. 2008. A fast bootstrapping algorithm for the RAxML web-servers. Syst. Biol. 57:758-71.
62. Stamatakis, A, Ott, M. & Ludwig, T. 2005. RAxML-OMP: an efficient program for phylogenetic inference on SMPs. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Parallel Computing Technologies (PaCT2005), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag.
63. Stancheva, R., Hall, J. D. & Sheath, R. G. 2012. Systematics of the genus Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae, Charophyta) from Californian watersheds. J. Phycol. 48:409-22.
64. Stancheva, R., Hall, J. D., McCourt, R. M. & Sheath, R. G. 2013. Identity and phylogenetic placement of Spirogyra species (Zygnemaophyceae, Charophyta) from California streams and elsewhere. J. Phycol. 49:588-607.
65. Swofford, D. L. 2003. PAUP*: Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony (*and Other Methods). Version 4. Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Massachusetts.
66. Takahama, U. 2004. Oxidation of vacuolar and apoplastic phenolic substrates by peroxidase: physiological significance of the oxidation reactions. Phytochem. Rev. 3:207-19.
67. Taylor, W. R. 1935. Alpine algae from the Santa Marta Mountains, Colombia. Am. J. Bot. 22:763-81.
68. Tiffany, L. H. & Britton, M. E. 1971. The Algae of Illinois. Hafner Publishing Company, New York, 407 pp.
69. Transeau, E. N. 1933. The genus Zygogonium. Ohio J. Sci. 33:156-62.
70. Transeau, E. N. 1951. The Zygnemataceae. The Ohio State University Press, Columbus, Ohio, 327 pp.
71. Transeau, E. N., Tiffany, L. H., Taft, C. E. & Li, L. C. 1934. New species of Zygnemataceae. T. Am. Microsc. Soc. 53:208-30.
72. Wei, Y.X. & Yung, Y.K. 2000. Reproduction of five species of Zygnemataceae (Chlorophyta) in Ontario lakes, Canada. Algol. Stud. 98:91-108.
73. Wei, Y.X., Yung, Y.K., Jackson, M. B. & Sawa, T. 1989. Some Zygnemataceae (Chlorophyta) of Ontario, Canada, including description of two new species. Can. J. Bot. 67:3233-47.
74. West, G. S. & Starkey, G. B. 1915. A contribution to the cytology and life-history of Zygnema ericetorum (Kütz.) Hansg., with some remarks on the genus Zygogonium. New Phytol. 14:194-205.
75. Yamagishi, T. 1963. Classification of the Zygnemataceae. Science Rep Tokyo Kyoiku Daigaku 11:191-210.