Kaszab Zoltán (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 70. (Budapest 1978)

P. Komáromy, Zs.: Scotiella species (Chlorophyceae) and their theoretical life-cycle

Table 1. The most important morphological features of different Scotiella species Species Shape L W Dimension in L 1-3 W 1-3 Number of wings Information on chloroplasts Pyrenoid Cell content 1. Scotiella cryophyla CHOD. spindle-like 10—30 (2) numerous, one or none yellowish Scotiella cryophyla CHOD. (1.6—3) 6—10 (1) twisted 2—4 red oil 2. Scotiella cryophyla var. spindle-like or 28—31 (2) numerous, one none orange oil groenlandica KOL oval (1.7) 15—18 (2) straight 3. Scotiella nivalis (SOUTTL.) spindle-like or 20—31 (2) 5—8 one central with or yellowish FRITSCH oval 12—15 (2) twisted or numerous without red oil (1.6—2) 4. Scotiella nivalis var. nipponica oval (1.7—2) 16—36 (2) 8—12 single? none red oil KOL 9—18 (2) straight 5. Scotiella nivalis var. californica oval 36—40 (3) 8—12 single? with with haemaKOL (1.8—2) 20 (2) twisted tochrom 6. Scotiella norvegica KOL elliptical or 21—27 (2) 8—12 one none orange oil oval 12—15 (2) undulate (1.7—1.8) yellowish 7. Scotiella antarctica FRITSCH oval 43—49 (3) 6 single? with yellowish (1.5—1.6) 28—30 (3) wing-like white oil 8. Scotiella tatrae KOL elliptical 18—24 (2) 10—12 single ? none yellowish (1.5—1.6) 12—15 (2) twisted red oil 9. Scotiella polyptera FRITSCH oval 20—24 (2) numerous single with yellowish oil Scotiella polyptera FRITSCH (1.2—1.4) 16—17 (2) longitudinal and spiral 10. Scotiella polyptera var. oval 14—20 (2) numerous, central? none — polyinantii KOL (1.4—1.4) 10—14 (2) twisted 11. Scotiella polyptera var. oval or pear10—30 (2) 12—14 central? none orange red magellanica KOL like 15—23 (2) twisted oil (0.6—1.3) 12. Scotiella terrestris REISIGL spindle-like 6—14 (1) 6—12 single with yellowish (1.5—1.2) 4-11 (1) difficult parietal brown oil (1.5—1.2) to describe 13. Scotiella tuberculata var. oval 16—55 (2) 11—13 numerous with uncoloured verrucosa GEITL. toothed oil