Gametangial interaction and oogenesis in the phycomycete Ciliomyces spectabilis (Fungi,Lagenidiales) |
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Authors: | I Foissner |
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Institution: | (1) Institut für Pflanzenphysiologie der Universität Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria |
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Abstract: | Gametangial interaction and oospore formation were studied in Ciliomyces spectabilis, a Lagenidiaceous fungus which is parasitic on ciliate cysts. Electron dense and granular vesicles of the antheridium are engaged in formation of the copulation porus between adjacent thalli. The oosphere is delimited by Golgi-derived cisternae which give rise to the membranes of the oosphere and the periplasm. The contents of the antheridium and the periplasm degenerate. The outer oospore wall is formed by wall vesicles originating from the endoplasmic reticulum. No vesicles are involved in the development of the thick inner oospore wall. Vacuoles with electron dense spherical contents fuse and form the central reserve globule. Lipid bodies aggregate first and disintegrate later into numerous small ones. The number of cytoplasmic organelles decreases. The possibility of wall formation via secretion of soluble wall material is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Ciliomyces Fungi Lagenidiales Oogonium Antheridium Oosphere Oospore Wall formation |
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