Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic
We report the first observation of large red cyanobacterial mats in the southern Baltic Sea. The mats (up to 2.5 m in diameter) were observed by SCUBA divers at 7.7 m depth on loamy sediments in the Gulf of Gdańsk in mid-November 2013. The main structure of the mat was formed by cyanobacteria <i...
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| description | We report the first observation of large red cyanobacterial mats in the southern Baltic Sea. The mats (up to 2.5 m in diameter) were observed by SCUBA divers at 7.7 m depth on loamy sediments in the Gulf of Gdańsk in mid-November 2013. The main structure of the mat was formed by cyanobacteria <i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont; a number of other cyanobacteria, diatoms and nematode species were also present. After a few days in the laboratory, the red trichomes of <i>S. subsalsa</i> started to turn blue-green in colour, suggesting the strong chromatic acclimation abilities of this species.
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| spelling | doaj.art-14be10ddeb134bb4b42ec1e4e3841ddb2022-12-22T03:11:01ZengElsevierOceanologia0078-32342014-06-0156366166610.5697/oc.56-3.661 Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern BalticPiotr Balazy0Justyna Kobos1Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, PolandDepartment of Marine Biology and Ecology, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, al. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, PolandWe report the first observation of large red cyanobacterial mats in the southern Baltic Sea. The mats (up to 2.5 m in diameter) were observed by SCUBA divers at 7.7 m depth on loamy sediments in the Gulf of Gdańsk in mid-November 2013. The main structure of the mat was formed by cyanobacteria <i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont; a number of other cyanobacteria, diatoms and nematode species were also present. After a few days in the laboratory, the red trichomes of <i>S. subsalsa</i> started to turn blue-green in colour, suggesting the strong chromatic acclimation abilities of this species. </span>http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/56_3.html#A14Baltic Seacyanobacteriaalgal mats |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Balazy Justyna Kobos Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic Oceanologia Baltic Sea cyanobacteria algal mats |
| title | Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic |
| title_full | Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic |
| title_fullStr | Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic |
| title_short | Large red cyanobacterial mats (<i>Spirulina subsalsa</i> Oersted ex Gomont) in the shallow sublittoral of the southern Baltic |
| title_sort | large red cyanobacterial mats i spirulina subsalsa i oersted ex gomont in the shallow sublittoral of the southern baltic |
| topic | Baltic Sea cyanobacteria algal mats |
| url | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/56_3.html#A14 |
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