YELLOW‐GREEN ALGAE WITH CHLOROPHYLLIDE <i>C</i>^1,²

TLDR

Chlorophyllide c has been detected in axenic cultures of several Xanthophyceae and Raphidophyceae species, while other related algae lack both chl c and chl b, indicating diverse pigment profiles across these groups. The study concludes that the xanthophyll pigment profiles of chloromonads, xanthophytes, Pleurochloris magna, and clone GSB Sticho differ in at least one aspect.

Abstract

SUMMARY Chlorophyllide c (chlorophyll c) wax found in axenic or unialgal cultures of 5 members of the class Xanthophyceae and in 2 members of the class Raphidophyceae (Chloromonadophyceae). Two other algae contained no chl c; neither had chl b. One of these plants, Pleurochloris magna , is presumably a member of the newly named class Eustigmatophyceae (Hibberd and Leedale). The other alga, clone GSB Sticho, is of uncertain, systematic position. Although, the xanthophyll pigments were not critically studied, there is enough evidence, to permit the conclusion that the xanthophyll suites of the chloromonads, the xanthophytes, P. magna , and clone GSB Sticho all differ in at least one respect.