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DESMARESTIA SP. ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA PEN PTILOSARCUS GURNEYI (GRAY) 1, 2
Author(s) -
Dube Maurice A.,
Ball Eldon
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1971.tb01506.x
Subject(s) - gametophyte , sporophyte , biology , botany , pollen
SUMMARY Living gametophyte filaments of Desmarestia were discovered embedded in the tissue of the sea pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi. This may be the first record of the collection of a gametophyte of Desmarestia from nature. Sporophyte plants were derived from the cultured gametophytes.