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DESMARESTIA SP. ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA PEN PTILOSARCUS GURNEYI(GRAY)1,2 |
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| Authors: | Maurice A Dube Eldon Ball |
| Abstract: | Living gametophyte filaments of Desmarestia were discovered embedded in the tissue of the sea pen Ptilosarcus gurneyi. This may be the first record of the collection of a gametophyte of Desmarestia from nature. Sporophyte plants were derived from the cultured gametophytes. |
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