Chromosome Number of Macrocystis integrifolia Bory

Cultures of Macrocystis integrifolia zoospores have been madein sea-water enriched with phosphate and nitrate. It has beenshown that the spores and gametophytes possess nuclei with thehaploid complement of 16 chromosomes while the sporophyte nucleiare diploid with 32 chromosomes. Spores were transported byair from British Columbia to the British Isles. Results arecompared with other Laminariaceae.