A Parachlorella kessleri (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) strain from an extremely acidic geothermal pond in Argentina

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Juárez Á.B., Vélez C.G., Iñiguez A.R., Martínez D.E., Rodríguez M.C., Vigna M.S. and Ríos de Molina M.C. 2011. A Parachlorella kessleri (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) strain from an extremely acidic geothermal pond in Argentina. Phycologia 50: 413–421. DOI: 10.2216/10-79.1 Acidic geothermal environments are rare and very few organisms can thrive in them. Chlorella or Chlorella-like species have been described in a variety of environments but their presence in extremely acidic waters have rarely been reported. A Chlorella-like alga (strain BAFC CA10) was isolated from Laguna Verde, a volcanic mesothermal acidic pond from northern Patagonia (Argentina). Applying a multimethod approach including microscopic, ultrastructural, chemical and phylogenetic analyses, the acidotolerant strain BAFC CA10 was identified as Parachlorella kessleri ( = Chlorella kessleri) on the basis of comparisons with the authentic strain SAG 211-11g. Our results confirmed the initial characterization of the Laguna Verde str...

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