Pedogamy in Neidium (Bacillariophyceae)
Folia microbiologica.
2008 ;
53 (2) :
125-9.
[epub] 20080525
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/pmid18500631
- MeSH
- Cell Differentiation MeSH
- Cell Division MeSH
- Diatoms cytology physiology MeSH
- Fresh Water MeSH
- Spores cytology physiology MeSH
- Zygote cytology physiology MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
Single (unpaired) vegetative cells of freshwater pennate diatom Neidium cf. ampliatum differentiated into gametangia and produced a single zygote (auxospore) via a pedogamic process. The gametic nuclei fused after auxospore expansion had begun. The auxospore expanded in parallel to the apical axis of the gametangium.
