IUCN

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource (IUCN) plays a pivotal role in global biodiversity conservation by providing authoritative assessments and frameworks that guide environmental policy and scientific research. Established as a global authority, the IUCN’s primary contribution is its Red List of Threatened Species, which categorizes species based on their extinction risk. This categorization helps prioritize conservation efforts, informs sustainable development policies, and supports ecosystem management strategies worldwide. The Red List operates on a rigorous scientific methodology that evaluates species against criteria such as population size, rate of decline, geographic range, and degree of population fragmentation. These criteria place species in categories ranging from Least Concern to Critically Endangered, with some species classified as Extinct or Extinct in the Wild. This systematic approach provides a standardized language for conser...

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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