The autofluorescent substance in the posterior flagellum of swarmers of the brown alga Scytosiphon lomentaria

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 155-159

  Yamano, Kimiaki ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a   Ogasawara, Yukie ^a   Fujii, Shoko ^a   Yamada, Hiroko ^a   Shirahama, Haruhisa ^a,c   Kawai, Hiroshi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 ,5 Cyclic FMN; Brown Alga; Flagellar Autofluorescent Substance in Swarmer; Phototaxis; Scytosiphon lomentaria

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; LOMENTARIA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PHAEOPHYCEAE; SCYTOSIPHON LOMENTARIA;

EID: 11344290364     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1996-3-404     Document Type: Article

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