Table 2.
Dual-staining of chytrid sporangia that were associated with various phytoplankton taxa in natural water
| Phytoplankton | No. of sporangia | Sampling date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Genus | CFW | WGA | dd/mm/20yy* |
| Cyanobacteria | Planktothrix | 156 | 146 | 18/04/18 (LS) |
| Cyanobacteria | Pseudanabaena | 61 | 61 | 25/08/18 (LS) |
| Cyanobacteria | Dolichospermum (heterocytes) | 6 | 6 | 25/08/18 (LS) |
| Cyanobacteria | Dolichospermum (vegetative cells) | 6 | 5 | 25/08/18 (LS) |
| Cyanobacteria | Dolichospermum (vegetative cells) | 40 | 40 | 06/07/21 (BS) |
| Diatoms | Cerataulina | 40 | 40 | 01/12/20 (BS) |
| Diatoms | Chaetoceros | 40 | 40 | 13/10/20 (BS) |
| Diatoms | Fragilaria | 40 | 39 | 18/04/18 (LS) |
| Diatoms | Fragilaria | 8 | 7 | 16/11/18 (LS) |
| Diatoms | Pseudo-nitzschia | 40 | 40 | 01/12/20 (BS) |
| Diatoms | Synedra | 24 | 24 | 18/04/18 (LS) |
| Dinoflagellates | Peridinium | 0† | 20 | 16/11/18 (LS) |
| Dinoflagellates | Ceratium | 0† | 13 | 25/08/18 (LS) |
| Desmids | Staurastrum | 42 | 42 | 16/11/18 (LS) |
| Chlorophyta | Eudorina | 12 | 12 | 25/08/18 (LS) |
| Chrysophyta | Dinobryon | 1‡ | 1 | 25/08/18 (LS) |
* LS – Lake Stechlin (freshwater), BS – Baltic Sea (coastal)
† Brightly CFW-stained thecae obscured the visualization of associated sporangia
‡ Cellulosic lorica of the host were also stained with CFW