Synchronous growth of a freshwater diatom Melosira italica under natural environment
- 31 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oecologia
- Vol. 23 (3) , 179-184
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00361234
Abstract
A filamentous diatom Melosira italica was collected at the beginning of rainy season from a shallow lake in the tropical savanna region in Brazil. Even the sample taken from surface water contained empty cells in high percentages. The number of cells per filament of M. italica showed a peculiar pulse-like frequency distribution with peak values at 4, 8, 12 and 16. Evidences of the synchronous cell division in this planktonic diatom under natural environment are discussed.Keywords
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