Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia

This study was conducted to study the morphological features of species under the genus Chaetoceros isolated from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia. The species were isolated, cultivated and viewed under light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Four taxa were successfully i...

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Main Authors: Fuad, M.A.M., Mohammad-Noor, N., Jalal, A.K.C., Kamaruzzaman, B.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8979/1/05_M.A.M_Fuad.pdf
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author Fuad, M.A.M.
Mohammad-Noor, N.
Jalal, A.K.C.
Kamaruzzaman, B.Y.
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Mohammad-Noor, N.
Jalal, A.K.C.
Kamaruzzaman, B.Y.
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description This study was conducted to study the morphological features of species under the genus Chaetoceros isolated from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia. The species were isolated, cultivated and viewed under light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Four taxa were successfully isolated and cultivated in pure culture, namely Chaetoceros affinis var. affinis, Chaetoceros affinis var. willei, Chaetoceros anastomosans and Chaetoceros baculites. Both varieties of C. affinis were considered as distinct taxa where both strains can be distinguished based on morphological characteristics. C. affinis var. affinis has a thick cell wall compared with C. affinis var. willei. C. anastomosans has special features including a silica bar on the intersection of setae and the production of mucous. The length of the aperture opening is a new record from this study. The new record obtained for C. baculites includes the size of the aperture, the terminal setae, spinal arrangement, the thinness of the cell wall and the location of the species in tropical waters. Detailed data on each species will be added to the taxonomic information for future studies.
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spelling ukm.eprints-89792016-12-14T06:48:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8979/ Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia Fuad, M.A.M. Mohammad-Noor, N. Jalal, A.K.C. Kamaruzzaman, B.Y. This study was conducted to study the morphological features of species under the genus Chaetoceros isolated from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia. The species were isolated, cultivated and viewed under light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Four taxa were successfully isolated and cultivated in pure culture, namely Chaetoceros affinis var. affinis, Chaetoceros affinis var. willei, Chaetoceros anastomosans and Chaetoceros baculites. Both varieties of C. affinis were considered as distinct taxa where both strains can be distinguished based on morphological characteristics. C. affinis var. affinis has a thick cell wall compared with C. affinis var. willei. C. anastomosans has special features including a silica bar on the intersection of setae and the production of mucous. The length of the aperture opening is a new record from this study. The new record obtained for C. baculites includes the size of the aperture, the terminal setae, spinal arrangement, the thinness of the cell wall and the location of the species in tropical waters. Detailed data on each species will be added to the taxonomic information for future studies. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8979/1/05_M.A.M_Fuad.pdf Fuad, M.A.M. and Mohammad-Noor, N. and Jalal, A.K.C. and Kamaruzzaman, B.Y. (2015) Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (7). pp. 947-955. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil7_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil7_2015.html
spellingShingle Fuad, M.A.M.
Mohammad-Noor, N.
Jalal, A.K.C.
Kamaruzzaman, B.Y.
Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia
title Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia
title_full Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia
title_short Pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort pure cultivation and morphological studies of four chaetoceros taxa from the coastal waters of pahang malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8979/1/05_M.A.M_Fuad.pdf
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