WoRMS taxon details
Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, 1899
160538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160538)
accepted
Species
marine
Scherffel A. 1899. Phaeocystis globosa n.sp. (Vorl. Mitt.) Ber. dt. bot. Ges. 17: 317-318. [details]
Type locality contained in Helgoland
type locality contained in Helgoland [details]
Description Cells spherical to pyriform-cordate with apical depression (4–6 μm). Flagella 6–9 μm and haptonema 1.5–2 μm. Two...
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46432
Distribution Present evidence indicates that this species occurs almost world wide, including the Tropics, but perhaps excluding the...
Description Cells spherical to pyriform-cordate with apical depression (4–6 μm). Flagella 6–9 μm and haptonema 1.5–2 μm. Two types of scales, the largest with an erected rim. A non-motile gelatinous, colonial stage in its life cycle. Colonies spherical with cells evenly distributed along the surface of the colony (Throndsen, 1993). Four different cell types can be distinguished in the life cycle of P. globosa: (i) the haploid microflagellate (3.1 ± 0.1 μm), (ii) the haploid mesoflagellate (4.2 ± 0.1 μm), (iii) the diploid acroflagellate(6–7 μm) which is Kornmann’s ‘Makrozoospore’ (Kornmann, 1955), and (iv) the diploid non-flagellate colonial cell (6.1 ± 0.2 μm) (Peperzak et al., 2000). Baumann et al (1994) found the colonies to be up to 8-9 mm, with the cells evenly distributed in the periphery of the colonies. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46432
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46432 [details]
Distribution Present evidence indicates that this species occurs almost world wide, including the Tropics, but perhaps excluding the...
Distribution Present evidence indicates that this species occurs almost world wide, including the Tropics, but perhaps excluding the poles. Baumann et al (1001) found it to grow in a temperature window of 4-22 deg C. [details]
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (taxonomic information republished from AlgaeBase with permission of M.D. Guiry). Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160538 on 2024-11-12
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original description
Scherffel A. 1899. Phaeocystis globosa n.sp. (Vorl. Mitt.) Ber. dt. bot. Ges. 17: 317-318. [details]
basis of record TMAP - Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program database, available online at http://www.waddensea-secretariat.org/TMAP/Monitoring.html [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184 [details]
additional source Qi Y., Xu N, Wang Y., Lu S., Chen J. & Wang Z. (2002). Phaeocystis globosa, its taxonomy and blooms in China. <em>Xth Int. Conf. Harmful Algae, St. Pete Beach October 2002, Book of Abstracts.</em> p. 237. [details]
additional source Moestrup, Ø., Akselman, R., Cronberg, G., Elbraechter, M., Fraga, S., Halim, Y., Hansen, G., Hoppenrath, M., Larsen, J., Lundholm, N., Nguyen, L. N., Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae., available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/HAB [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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ecology source Mitra, A.; Caron, D. A.; Faure, E.; Flynn, K. J.; Leles, S. G.; Hansen, P. J.; McManus, G. B.; Not, F.; Do Rosario Gomes, H.; Santoferrara, L. F.; Stoecker, D. K.; Tillmann, U. (2023). The Mixoplankton Database (MDB): Diversity of photo‐phago‐trophic plankton in form, function, and distribution across the global ocean. <em>Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.</em> 70(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12972 [details]
ecology source Koppelle, S.; López-Escardó, D.; Brussaard, C. P.; Huisman, J.; Philippart, C. J.; Massana, R.; Wilken, S. (2022). Mixotrophy in the bloom-forming genus Phaeocystis and other haptophytes. <em>Harmful Algae.</em> 117: 102292., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2022.102292 [details]
ecology source Kornmann, P. (1955). Beobachtungen an Phaeocystis-Kulturen. <em>Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen.</em> 5(2): 218-233. [details]
ecology source Peperzak, L.; Gäbler‐Schwarz, S. (2012). Current knowledge of the life cycles of Phaeocystis globosa and Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae). <em>Journal of phycology.</em> 48(3): 514-517. [details]
ecology source Tang, K. W. (2003). Grazing and colony size development in Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae): the role of a chemical signal. <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 25(7): 831-842., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/25.7.831 [details]
ecology source Wang, X.; Song, H.; Wang, Y.; Chen, N. (2021). Research on the biology and ecology of the harmful algal bloom species Phaeocystis globosa in China: Progresses in the last 20 years. <em>Harmful Algae.</em> 107: 102057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.102057 [details]
basis of record TMAP - Trilateral Monitoring and Assessment Program database, available online at http://www.waddensea-secretariat.org/TMAP/Monitoring.html [details]
additional source Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184 [details]
additional source Qi Y., Xu N, Wang Y., Lu S., Chen J. & Wang Z. (2002). Phaeocystis globosa, its taxonomy and blooms in China. <em>Xth Int. Conf. Harmful Algae, St. Pete Beach October 2002, Book of Abstracts.</em> p. 237. [details]
additional source Moestrup, Ø., Akselman, R., Cronberg, G., Elbraechter, M., Fraga, S., Halim, Y., Hansen, G., Hoppenrath, M., Larsen, J., Lundholm, N., Nguyen, L. N., Zingone, A. (Eds) (2009 onwards). IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae., available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/HAB [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]ecology source Mitra, A.; Caron, D. A.; Faure, E.; Flynn, K. J.; Leles, S. G.; Hansen, P. J.; McManus, G. B.; Not, F.; Do Rosario Gomes, H.; Santoferrara, L. F.; Stoecker, D. K.; Tillmann, U. (2023). The Mixoplankton Database (MDB): Diversity of photo‐phago‐trophic plankton in form, function, and distribution across the global ocean. <em>Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.</em> 70(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12972 [details]
ecology source Koppelle, S.; López-Escardó, D.; Brussaard, C. P.; Huisman, J.; Philippart, C. J.; Massana, R.; Wilken, S. (2022). Mixotrophy in the bloom-forming genus Phaeocystis and other haptophytes. <em>Harmful Algae.</em> 117: 102292., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2022.102292 [details]
ecology source Kornmann, P. (1955). Beobachtungen an Phaeocystis-Kulturen. <em>Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen.</em> 5(2): 218-233. [details]
ecology source Peperzak, L.; Gäbler‐Schwarz, S. (2012). Current knowledge of the life cycles of Phaeocystis globosa and Phaeocystis antarctica (Prymnesiophyceae). <em>Journal of phycology.</em> 48(3): 514-517. [details]
ecology source Tang, K. W. (2003). Grazing and colony size development in Phaeocystis globosa (Prymnesiophyceae): the role of a chemical signal. <em>Journal of Plankton Research.</em> 25(7): 831-842., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/25.7.831 [details]
ecology source Wang, X.; Song, H.; Wang, Y.; Chen, N. (2021). Research on the biology and ecology of the harmful algal bloom species Phaeocystis globosa in China: Progresses in the last 20 years. <em>Harmful Algae.</em> 107: 102057., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2021.102057 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Cells spherical to pyriform-cordate with apical depression (4–6 μm). Flagella 6–9 μm and haptonema 1.5–2 μm. Two types of scales, the largest with an erected rim. A non-motile gelatinous, colonial stage in its life cycle. Colonies spherical with cells evenly distributed along the surface of the colony (Throndsen, 1993). Four different cell types can be distinguished in the life cycle of P. globosa: (i) the haploid microflagellate (3.1 ± 0.1 μm), (ii) the haploid mesoflagellate (4.2 ± 0.1 μm), (iii) the diploid acroflagellate(6–7 μm) which is Kornmann’s ‘Makrozoospore’ (Kornmann, 1955), and (iv) the diploid non-flagellate colonial cell (6.1 ± 0.2 μm) (Peperzak et al., 2000). Baumann et al (1994) found the colonies to be up to 8-9 mm, with the cells evenly distributed in the periphery of the colonies. [details]LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:46432 [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution Present evidence indicates that this species occurs almost world wide, including the Tropics, but perhaps excluding the poles. Baumann et al (1001) found it to grow in a temperature window of 4-22 deg C. [details]Harmful effect P. globosa was reported to form toxins in China (Qi et al. 2002). However, the short abstract published only mentions that hemolysin (s) was formed. [details]
Identification Phaeocystis globosa is identified best by its spherical colonies. It occurs in many parts of the world in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions and colonies may attain a size of 8-9 mm.. Cells are regularly spaced in the colonies, not in groups as in P. pouchetii. Phaeocystis antarctica from the Antarctic is similar, and molecular sequencing is needed to separate the two species. [details]
