Light affects in vitro development of gametangia and sporangia of monoblepharis macrandra (chytridiomycetes, monoblepharidales)
Marek LE. 1984. Light affects in vitro development of gametangia and sporangia of monoblepharis macrandra (chytridiomycetes, monoblepharidales). Mycologia. 76(3):420-425
The effect of light on in vitro reproduction of Monoblepharis macrandra was studied in liquid shake cultures. Zoospores inoculated into a medium of 0.25% tryptone, 0.125% yeast extract, and 0.3% glucose developed into populations of small branched thalli. Cultures grown in darkness developed only gametangial thalli by the sixth day while those grown in light or in light after 72 h darkness developed only sporangial thalli by the fifth day. Sporangial development was more synchronous and more zoospores were produced in dark-grown cultures that were transferred to a dilute salts buffer and light on the fourth day than in cultures that were transferred to light only.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Marek, Lynn
- Units
- YOSE
- Keywords
- Fungi, Microbiology, Monoblepharis, photobiology, phycomycete, Physical Sciences, Reproduction