Nuclear Cytology of Cylindrocystis brébissonii Meneghini (Chlorophyta)

Abstract

1. A chromosome count of n=ca. 44 is recorded for two strains of Cylindrocystis brébissonii (Nos. 1922 and 1923 from the Culture Collection of Algae at Indiana University).
2. A complete mitosis of C. brébissonii was observed and is described along with photomicrographs for the first time.
3. Chromosome counts for C. brébissonii vary by author and it is suggested that the alga is really many species.