Factor·arcadia
Light intensity
Environmental variable of light exposure—standard cycles, darkness, or constant light—affecting chlorarachniophyte extension presence and chloroplast trafficking.
Confidence
80%
active
Source
Current Study
Connections (12)
High light causes chloroplast retraction from extensionsAssociation
Extension presence in B. longifila is light-dependentAssociation
Lotharella sp. extensions are light-dependentAssociation
Gymnochlora sp. extensions are light-dependentAssociation
Lotharella globosa does not form extensionsAssociation
A. amoebiformis extensions are light-independentAssociation
Light promotes extension formation in chlorarachniophytesAssociation
Chloroplasts may control extension light responseAssociation
Extensions may act as light-harvesting organsAssociation
Reduced light may promote dormancy and reduce extensionsAssociation
Bigelowiella longifila extensions are light-dependentAssociation
Chlorarachniophyte extensions participate in light sensingAssociation