The effect of irradiance and irradiation time on the size of initial cells in vegetative cell enlargement of Coscinodiscus wailesii (Centrales, Bacillariophyceae) in culture

Phycological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 117-121

  Nagai, Satoshi ^a   Imai, Ichiro ^b  

^a Hyogo Pref Tajima Fish Exp Stn   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coscinodiscus wailesii gran; Diatom; Initial cell; Macdonald and pfitzer rule; Pseudo auxospore; Vegetative cell enlargement

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; COSCINODISCUS WAILESII;

EID: 0000530590     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.1997.tb00083.x     Document Type: Article

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