NUTRITIONAL STUDIES OF THE EDIBLE SEAWEED PORPHYRA TENERA. II. NUTRITION OF CONCHOCELIS1
- 1 March 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Phycology
- Vol. 3 (1), 30-34
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.1967.tb04625.x
Abstract
The nutrition of the free-living phase of Conchocelis of P. tenera was studied axenically. Conchocelis preferred NO3 as nitrogen source. Urea and NH4 in low concentration, aspara-gine, and lysine were very good N sources. Several other amino acids were also utilized but growth was less abundant. Inorganic and organic phosphates were utilized; they were required at relatively low concentrations. Glycerophosphate gave excellent growth in a comparatively wide range of concentrations (0.1-5 mg P%). The optimal Ca concentration was 10-100 mg%. Needs for boron, manganese, zinc, strontium, rubidium, lithium, and iodine were demonstrated. The iodine effect was remarkable (peak growth with 1 [mu]g%); the effective concentration range was very narrow. Iron, cobalt, and bromine seemed to be adequately supplied as impurities of the macro-nutrients. A modified artificial medium (ASP12I) for the Conchocelis phase is presented.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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