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Conjugation in Stentor coeruleus
Author(s) -
BURCHILL BROWER R.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1967.tb02062.x
Subject(s) - mating , vacuole , biology , neuroscience , twist , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , genetics , cytoplasm , mathematics , geometry
SYNOPSIS. Sexual reproduction of up to 50% of the cells from 9 cultures of Stentor coeruleus was observed repeatedly for several months. Photomicrographs were taken of mating pairs, and a number of new observations were made, including the ability of well fed cells (containing food vacuoles) to conjugate, the ability of a high percentage of cells (approaching 50%) in a culture to mate at one time, a more detailed description of the region of cell attachment as viewed from the frontal fields of the partner cells, and the ability of one partner to twist off and leave its oral area attached to the other member of the pair.