Occurrence of Diatom – Diazotrophic association in the coastal surface waters of south Andaman, India

Manjumol, C C and Libini, C L and Albert Idu, K A and Mohamed, K S and Kripa, V (2018) Occurrence of Diatom – Diazotrophic association in the coastal surface waters of south Andaman, India. Symbiosis. pp. 1-10.

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Abstract

The heterocystous cyanobacterium Richelia intracellularis Schmidt 1901 is well known for its capability to fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) in oligotrophic waters. Symbiotic associations of Richelia intracellularis with the diatoms Rhizosolenia hebetata, Rhizosolenia clevei, Rhizosolenia cylindrus and Hemiaulus membranaceus is reported for the first time from the coastal waters of South Andaman, India. In these the symbiotic associations, variationswere observed in the number of vegetative cells, trichomes, and the shape of the heterocysts. The highest number of trichomes was observed in Rhizosolenia clevei (14) per host. The trichomes consisted of 9–10 vegetative cells and a spherical heterocyst that was orientiated toward one end of the host diatom cell. In Rhizosolenia hebetata, three trichomes of Richelia intracellularis were present, one trichome at one end with 7–8 vegetative cells and two trichomes at the other end. In Rhizosolenia cylindrus, two trichomes of Richelia were observed, with a spherical heterocyst and 5–6 vegetative cells. An association between Hemiaulus membranaceus and Richelia intracellularis was also observed but with less frequency. Trichomes were observed in the centre of the diatom. By using the cell-specific rates, the amount of new N provided by the Diatom-Diazotrophic Associations was estimated. This is the first record of a symbiotic association of Richelia in diatoms from Andaman coastal waters.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cyanobacteria ; Richelia intracellularis ; Rhizosolenia hebetata ; Diazotrophy; Hemiaulus membranaceus
Subjects:	Marine Environment
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2018 04:49
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2018 04:49
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/12910

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