Cytochemical and Ultrastructural Studies on the Cell Walls of Tllrallsfocllyfrillm spp.
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A. H. L. Chamberlain
Abstract
The structure of the wall at various stages in the life cycle of three species of Thraustochytrium. marine coccoid fungi. has been examined. The cell walls are composed of two elements; thin organic Golgi·derived scales and a fibrillar inter-scale matrix. Cytochemical procedures have established the presence of protein and sulphated polysaccharide in the walls together with associated calcium. The presence of sulphur and calcium has been confirmed by energy dispersive E.M. X-ray analysis. These new features have been considered from the taxonomic viewpoint and appear to strengthen the concept that some affinities exist between the Thraustochytriales and the algal protists.
© 2017 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin/Boston
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- Masthead
- Contents
- Editorial
- Cytochemical and Ultrastructural Studies on the Cell Walls of Tllrallsfocllyfrillm spp.
- Distribution and Ecology of Marine Fungi in Sierra Leone (Tropical West Africa)
- Comparative Physiology and Nutrition of Lagenidium callinectes and Haliphthoros milfordensis, Fungal Parasites of Marine Crustaceans
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- Estuarine Distribution of Saprolegniaceae in the Tampa Bay Area: I
- Original Papers
- Distribution and Seasonality of Macroalgae on Oyster Communities of Central Chesapeake Bay
- Cytological Mechanism Underlying Darkness-Survival of the Unicellular Red Alga Porphyridillm cruentum
- Short Communication
- The Use of Ultrasound for the Removal of Macro-Algal Epiphytes
- Selected Forthcoming Papers