Photosynthetic Pygments Content and Growth of Microalga Plagioselmis prologa (Cryptophyta) Under Low Salinity

Markina, Zh.V.; Aizdaicher, N.A.

Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 12 No. 3 2016, pp. 77-83 ISSN 1997-0838
Original Text Copyright (cc) 2016 by Markina and Aizdaicher

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Photosynthetic Pygments Content and Growth of Microalga Plagioselmis prologa (Cryptophyta) Under Low Salinity

Zh.V. Markina, N.A. Aizdaicher

A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia

*E-Mail: zhannav@mail.ru

Received June 27, 2016

Low salinity influence on chlorophyll a and carotinoid content and growth of microalgae Plagioselmis prologa (Cryptophyta) was studied. It were shown, that photosynthetic content decreased under salinity 24‰, compare with control (32‰), but alga growth didn’t affected. Salinity reduction to 16‰ provoked more significant lowering of the parameters compared with control. Salinity 8‰ lead to the most negative effect on the alga.

Key words: adaptation, salinity, stress, microalgae