DOI: 10.1083/jcb.13.3.393. STUDIES WITH CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM

10.1083/jcb.13.3.393

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Rockefeller University Press

The Journal of Cell Biology (291)

Abstract

The fine structure of Cyanidium caldarium, as seen in thin sections of KMnO4-fixed cells examined with the electron microscope, is described. This organism, whose taxonomic position among algae is undetermined, contains a single well defined chloroplast, a nucleus, and mitochondria. Studies, with the electron microscope, of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Nostoc are also reported. Structural differences within cells of Cyanidium, chlorella, and Nostoc are discussed. It is concluded that if Nostoc can be taken as a typical Cyanophyte and Chlorella as a representative Chlorophyte and if the items of fine structure examined are diagnostic, then Cyanidium is certainly not a Cyanophyte and, while it has numerous features in common with Chlorella, is not a green alga similar to Chlorella. Comparisons are also made between Cyanidium and other algae whose fine structure has been described by others.

Bibliography

Mercer, F. V., Bogorad, L., & Mullens, R. (1962). STUDIES WITH CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM. The Journal of Cell Biology, 13(3), 393â403.

Authors 3

Frank V. Mercer (first)
Lawrence Bogorad (additional)
Rosemary Mullens (additional)

References 0 Referenced 45

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Dates

Type	When
Created	21 years, 3 months ago (May 14, 2004, 1:40 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 22, 2023, 2:03 a.m.)
Indexed	1 month, 2 weeks ago (July 14, 2025, 11:28 p.m.)
Issued	63 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1962)
Published	63 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1962)
Published Online	63 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1962)
Published Print	63 years, 2 months ago (June 1, 1962)

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BibTeX

@article{Mercer_1962, title={STUDIES WITH CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM}, volume={13}, ISSN={0021-9525}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.13.3.393}, DOI={10.1083/jcb.13.3.393}, number={3}, journal={The Journal of Cell Biology}, publisher={Rockefeller University Press}, author={Mercer, Frank V. and Bogorad, Lawrence and Mullens, Rosemary}, year={1962}, month=jun, pages={393–403} }

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