Histochemical and ultrastructural evidence for the function of the labiate process in the movement of centric diatoms
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- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in British Phycological Journal
- Vol. 21 (3) , 297-301
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00071618600650351
Abstract
Movement in a centric diatom, Actinocyclus subtilis, is reported here for the first time. The movement is directional and strong circumstantial evidence from histochemistry and electron microscopy supports the proposal that motility is achieved by the production of mucopolysaccharides through the labiate processes.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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