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Akashiwo sanguinea (Dinophyceae) extruding mucous from pores on the cell surface

  • Badylak, Susan (Fisheries and Aquatic Science, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida) ;
  • Phlips, Edward J. (Fisheries and Aquatic Science, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida) ;
  • Mathews, A. Loren (Fisheries and Aquatic Science, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida) ;
  • Kelley, Karen (ICBR Electron Microscopy and BioImaging Laboratory, University of Florida)
  • Received : 2014.05.26
  • Accepted : 2014.08.07
  • Published : 2014.09.15
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Abstract

This is the first recorded observation of Akashiwo sanguinea excreting mucilaginous substances from pores on the cell surface. Observations were from samples collected in the Caloosahatchee Estuary, Florida, USA during a bloom event, with densities of 672 cells $mL^{-1}$ of A. sanguinea, including 51 cells surrounded by mucous. Scanning electron microscopy observations revealed that the mucous was secreted from thecal pores on the cell surface. The potential significance of mucous production is discussed.

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