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Index

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aonori, 267–268 Bacillariophyceae, 2, 41–44, 115, 169
Aaronson medium, 219, 234 Bangiophyceae, 2, 20
Absorption (light), 183–184 Barber, James, 143
Absorption microspectroscopy, Basal bodies, 70–73
102–103, 149 b-carotene, 139
Acetabularia sp., 30 Beer’s law, 136
Acrochaete wittrockii,55 Beijerick medium, 221, 234
Action spectroscopy, 102 Bellotia eriophorum,22
Agar, 270–272 Benthic algae, 3
Akinetes, 11, 13, 17 BG11 medium, 217, 234
Alaria esculenta, 260 Biddulphia sp., 45
Algae Bigelowiella sp.
classification, 2 ejectile organelle, 130
definition, 1 root system, 82
morphological characteristics, 3–7 swimming pattern, 89
nutrition, 7 Binary fission. See cellular bisection
occurrence and distribution, 2–4 Biogeochemistry
reproduction, 7–11 cycling, 159–160
size and species range, 1 limiting nutrients, 160–162
summary of divisions, 15–29 nitrogen cycle, 164–168
Alginate, 272–273 oxygen/carbon cycles, 174–177
Alkaloids, 285 phosphorus cycle, 162–164
Amphiesma silicon cycle, 168–171
construction, 48–49 sulfur cycle, 171–174
dinoflagellate, 50 Bioluminescence, 25
tabulation, 49 Biomass, elemental components, 160
Amphiesmal vesicles, 48 Biovolume, determining, 211
Anabaena azollae,18 Blooms, 3, 16, 25
Anabaena cylindrica, 11, 13 constant, 161–162
Animal feed, 274–278 white water phenomena, 175–176
Antibiotic medium, 211 Bold Basal medium, 222, 234
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae, 242 Bo ¨rsch, Michael, 144
Aplanospore, 9 Brown algae, 251, 272. See also Phaeophyceae
Aplastic euglenids, 52 Bryopsidophyceae, 2, 29
Arthrospira sp., 18, 242, 252–256 Buoyancy control, 92–93
Ascophyllum, 277, 278
ASN-III medium, 230, 234 C
Assimilatory sulfate reduction,
172–174 Callophyllis variegata, 259–260
ATP production. See photosynthesis Calvin Benson Bassham cycle (CBB cycle).
(light dependent reactions) See also photosynthesis
ATP synthase, 143–144 (light-independent reactions)
Autoclaving, 235–236 carboxylation, 153–154
Autocolony formation, 9–10 photorespiration, 155–156
Autospores, 9 reduction, 154
Axonemes, 63–64 regeneration, 155

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