Gametogenesis and auxospore development in Actinocyclus (Bacillariophyta).

cGametogenesis and auxospore development have been studied in detail in surprisingly few centric diatoms. We studied the development of sperm, eggs and auxospores in Actinocyclus sp., a radially symmetrical freshwater diatom collected from Japan, using LM and electron microscopy of living cultures a...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Idei, Keigo Osada, Shinya Sato, Kensuke Toyoda, Tamotsu Nagumo, David G Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3411613?pdf=render