Culture Studies on Induction of Tetraspores and Their Subsequent Development in the Red Alga Falkenbergia rufolanosa (Harvey) Schmitz
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Botanica Marina
- Vol. 20 (1) , 29-32
- https://doi.org/10.1515/botm.1977.20.1.29
Abstract
The transition from the tetrasporangial F. rufolanosa phase to the gametangial phase of Asparagopsis armata was studied in unialgal culture. Falkenbergia was induced to form tetrasporangia in quantity by a medium low in nitrate or phosphate under short day conditions, i.e., 6-18 and 8-16 light: dark cycles at 3500 Rlx fluorescent light and a temperature of 15.degree. C. At liberation the tetraspores germinated to give rise to a Falkenbergia-like thallus, the apical cells of which produced segments that resembled those of Asparagopsis after 2 wk.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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