Evidence for tubular mating structures induced in each mating type of heterothallic gonium pectorale (volvocales, chlorophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 670-674

  Mogi, Yuko ^a   Hamaji, Takashi ^b   Suzuki, Masahiro ^a   Ferris, Patrick ^c   Mori, Toshiyuki ^d   Kabeya, Yukihiro ^e   Miyagishima, Shin ya ^e   Nozaki, Hisayoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bilateral mating papilla; Chlorophyta; Gonium pectorale; Isogamete; Mating type; Sexual reproduction; Tubular mating structure; Volvocales

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONADALES; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; GONIUM PECTORALE;

EID: 85027941957     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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