Snow and Glacial Algae: A Review1

RW Hoham, D Remias - Journal of Phycology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Snow or glacial algae are found on all continents, and most species are in the
Chlamydomonadales (Chlorophyta) and Zygnematales (Streptophyta). Other algal groups …

Ecology, cytology and phylogeny of the snow alga Scotiella cryophila K-1 (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyta) from the Austrian Alps

D Remias, L Procházková, A Holzinger, L Nedbalová - Phycologia, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Long-lasting, slowly melting snowfields in mountainous regions are frequently populated by
specialised microalgae whose diversity is still vastly underestimated. Cysts causing sub …

Sexual reproduction of the snow alga Chloromonas fukushimae (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) induced using cultured materials

R Matsuzaki, M Kawachi, H Nozaki, S Nohara, I Suzuki - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Snow algae are microalgae, growing in melting snowpacks, and are thought to act as
primary producers in the snow ecosystem. Chloromonas (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) …

Chloromonas rubrosalmonea sp. nov. (Chlorophyta) causes blooms of salmon-red snow due to high astaxanthin and low chlorophyll content

L Procházková, D Remias, H Suzuki, M Kociánová… - Botany …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Melting snowfields support microbial communities, including blooms of phototrophic
psychrophiles.“Watermelon snow” and its flagship species Sanguina nivaloides are mostly …

Optimum growth temperatures of three species of green Chloromonas snow algae from Upstate New York and the White Mountains, Arizona

RW Hoham, FM Frey, WW Mohn, JH Felio… - Arctic, Antarctic, and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The optimum temperatures of three species of snow algae were studied using four strains of
Chloromonas (Cr.) rosae v. psychrophila, six strains of Cr. tughillensis, and one strain of Cr …

Exploring the diversity of snow algae using polyphasic approach

L Procházková - 2020 - dspace.cuni.cz
Snow algae cause blooms in slowly melting snowfields in mountain and polar regions.
Although they are excellent models for the study of life in extremely cold environments, their …