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L abs.n
=4.6890.04 mm.
Fig. 3. Karyogram (A) and idiogram (B) of S. antennatus
(n=6) [Scale 2 mm].
us complete reasons to consider this species as an
independent taxon.
Although the number of chromosomes in both
species is one and the same (n=4), their morphology
is too different (Table 3). While the karyotype of S.
obliquus is characterised by two big submetacentric
and two small metacentric chromosomes (2(SM)+
2(m)), the karyotype of S. incrassatulus comprises
two big metacentric chromosomes, one big submeta-
centric and one small metacentric chromosomes
(3(2M+1SM) +1(m)).
The real existence of the S. antennatus species is
contested by HEGEWALD (1979), HEGEWALD and
SILVA (1988) and HINDA
L abs.n
=10.0990.05 mm.
Karyotypic analysis of Scenedesmus 39 Hereditas 139 (2003)
Table 3. Karyological data of Scenedesmus species: haploid number and general chromosomal formulae.
Karyotype Reference n Species
2(2SM)+2(1m+1sm) DZHAMBAZOV et al. 2001 Scenedesmus regularis 4
3(3M)+2(1m+1sm) DZHAMBAZOV et al. 2001 5 Scenedesmus pectinatus
2(1M+1SM)+4(1m+3sm) DZHAMBAZOV et al. 2002a Scenedesmus nygaardii 6
4(3M+1SM) DZHAMBAZOV et al. 2002a 4 Scenedesmus bernardii
4 Scenedesmus obliquus 2(SM)+2(m) DZHAMBAZOV et al. 2002b
5(3M+2SM) DZHAMBAZOV et al. 2002b 5 Scenedesmus obtusiusculus
4 Scenedesmus incrassatulus 3(2M+1SM)+1(m) this study
Scenedesmus antennatus 6 6(2M+4SM) this study
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