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Motility Palmelloid phases, 37
about, 85 Paraxial rod. See PFRs (paraflagellar rods)
buoyancy control, 92–93 PAR detectors, 200–202
gliding movements, 90–91 Parenchymatous algae, 6–7
metaboly, 26, 52 PAR (photosynthetic active radiation), 136, 137
swimming movements, 85–90 Pasteurization, 236
Mucilages, 36–37 Pavlovales sp., 78
Mucocysts, 126 PCR-SII medium, 231, 234
Pediastrum,5,6,9–10
N Pellicles, 48–49
Pellicular complex, 50–55
Nannochloropsis sp., 3, 5, 9, 46, 116 Pelliculate, 49
Nannoliths, 39 Peranema sp., 28
Nematocysts, 126 Peranema trichophorum, 128
Nephroselmis spinosa,59 Peridinium sp., 88
Nield, Jon, 143 Periplasts, 50–51
Nitella sp., 30 PFRs (paraflagellar rods), 64–65, 94–95
Nitrate, 226 Phaeocystis, 286
Nitrogen cycle, 164–168 Phaeocystis sp., 125
Nitrogen fixation, 17, 168 Phaeophyceae, 2, 20, 68
Nitrogen-limiting conditions, 161–162 Phosphorus cycle, 162–164
Nitrogenase, 166, 167 Phosphorus-limiting conditions, 161–162
Nodularia, 285 Phosphorylation, 148–149
Noise vs. signal, 106 Photoacclimation, 205–206
Nostoc sp., 252 Photokinesis, 107
Nucleomorph, 120 Photometry. See also light; radiometry
Nucleus, 31 definition, 194–195
about, 119–120 Lambertian surfaces, 198–199
Chlorophyta, 123–124 luminance, 198
Cryptophyta, 120 luminous efficacy, 196
Dinophyta, 121 luminous energy, 197
Euglenophyta, 121–123 luminous flux, 195
Rhodophyta, 120 luminous flux density, 197–198
Nutrients, culture media, 226–228 luminous intensity, 195, 197
Nutrients, limiting, 160–162 units conversion
Nutrition, 7. See also biogeochemistry irradiance, 200
luminance, 200
O luminous intensity, 200
radiance, 200
Ochromonas sp., 4–5, 61, 75
radiant and luminous flux, 199–200
chloroplast detail, 115
radiant intensity, 200
flagellum, 86
Photopigments, extracted
photoreceptor system, 99
DNA hybridization, 103–104
swimming pattern, 87
transition zone, 71 electrophysiology, 103
Oedogonium sp., 28, 57 Photopigments, investigation methods
One second mechanism of orientation, 107, 108 absorption microspectroscopy, 102–103
action spectroscopy, 102
Oscillatoria,5,8
fluorescence microspectroscopy, 102–103
Orthophosphates, 163, 226
Photoreceptor systems, 95–100
Oxygen cycle, 174–177
chloroplasts, 111–112
Oxygen-protective mechanisms, 166
direction, 107
Oxyrrhis marina,62
essential components, 104
guiding, 107
P
photoreception in Euglena sp., 108–111
Palmaria sp., 7, 11, 257–258 sensitivity, 105–106
Palmella sp., 37 signal transmission, 108