Life history of Acrothrix pacifica and Sphaerotrichia divaricata in laboratory cultures
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Abstract
The life histories of Acrothrix pacifica and Sphaerotrichia divaricata in the Chordariales, Phaeophyceae were studied in the laboratory. Both species showed an alternation of macroscopic sporophyte (2n) and microscopic gametophyte (n). In A. pacific , unfused gametes developed into haploid sporophytes under cooler conditions or into gametophytes under warmer conditions. In S. pacifica , unfused gametes developed into gametophytes under warmer conditions.
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Umezaki, I. (1990). Life history of Acrothrix pacifica and Sphaerotrichia divaricata in laboratory cultures. In I. J. Dogma Jr., G. C. Trono Jr., & R. A. Tabbada (Eds.), Culture and use of algae in Southeast Asia: Proceedings of the Symposium on Culture and Utilization of Algae in Southeast Asia, 8-11 December 1981, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines. (pp. 31-38). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center.