Practical: Study of Nostoc

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 Practical: Study of Nostoc Nostoc is a filamentous, photosynthetic cyanobacterium. It commonly occurs in freshwater, moist soil, wet rocks and other damp habitats. Colonies are usually gelatinous because numerous filaments remain embedded in a mucilaginous matrix. Materials Required Fresh or preserved Nostoc material, clean glass slide, cover slip, dropper, dissecting needle, water, blotting paper and compound microscope. Procedure Take a small quantity of Nostoc colony with the help of a dissecting needle and place it on a clean glass slide. Add one or two drops of water and gently tease the material so that the filaments become separated. Place a cover slip carefully over the material without trapping air bubbles. Remove excess water with blotting paper. First observe the preparation under low power and then under high power of the compound microscope. Observations The plant body of Nostoc is thalloid and usually forms a soft, jelly-like colony. A colony contains numerous ...

NOSTOC PRACTICAL

 

Sample A1

1.    Supplied specimen typically forms gelatinous colonies, often referred to as "gelatinous masses" or "gelatinous colonies." These colonies can vary in size and shape.

 

2.    The colonies are greenish to bluish-green in color and contain many contorted or twisted trichomes.

 

3.    The trichomes are composed of rounded or oval cells. The cells are arranged in a single row, like beads on a string.

 

4.    They forms filaments of cells connected end to end. The filaments can be observed in the gelatinous matrix

 

5.    Individual cells of the specimen are typically cylindrical or bead-like in shape.

 

6.    They have characteristic photosynthetic pigments which gives them a greenish colour.

 

7.    Presence of larger, round cells with thick cell walls.

 

                        .........Hence the supplied specimen is Nostoc sp.

 

                             Systematic position:
                                                Class:        Cyanophyceae
                                                       Order:          Nostocales
                                                                 Family:        Nostocaceae
                                                                            Genus:       Nostoc

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