Bryopsis glossary and references

GLOSSARY

Alternation of generations: life cycle that alternates between a diploid and haploid phase (e.g. most common in green algae)

Anisogamy: gametes produced are of unequal sizes, e.g. female gamete might be larger than male gamete as in the case of Bryopsis

Diploid: 2 sets of chromosomes (2N)

Epiphyte: Organism that uses its host for living space with no real symbiotic relationship (epiphyte does not metabolically benefit from host)

Gametophyte: haploid life phase that produces haploid gametes for sexual reproduction

Haploid:1 set of chromosomes (1N)

Homothallic: coming from the same parent plant (vs. heterothallic)

Karyogamy: fusion of two nuclei to produce a diploid cell without going through the fertilization process

Monecious: male and female gametangia produced on same parental plant

Siphonous: multinucleate and tubular, with few or no tranverse septa (walls inside cell)

Sporophyte: diploid life phase that produces haploid spores (asexual reproduction)

Thallus: plant body (lacking true roots or stems)

Zoospores: flagellated spores released from sporangia on sporophytes

REFERENCES:

1. Abbott IA, Hollenberg GJ. Marine Algae of California. Stanford University Press. Stanford, CA. 1976.

2. Becerro MA, Goetz G, Paul VJ, Scheuer PJ. Chemical defenses of the sacoglossan mollusk Elysia rufescens and its host Alga Bryopsis sp. J Chem Ecol 27 (11). 2287-99. 2001.

3. Bold HC, Wynne MJ. Introduction to the Algae: Structure and Reproduction. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1978.

4. Bruck B, Schnetter R. Life history and karyology of Bryopsis plumosa (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) from the Canary Islands. Phycologia 36(2). 128-137. 1997.

5. Fritsch FE. The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae: Volume 1. Cambridge University Press. London, England. 1935.

6. Kim GH, Klotchkova TA, Kang YM. Life without a cell membrane: regeneration of protoplasts from disintegrated cells of the marine green alga Bryopsis plumosa. J Cell Sci 114 (11). 2009-14. 2001.

7. Ram M, Babbar SB. Transient existence of life without a cell membrane: a novel strategy of siphonous seaweed for survival and propagation. Bioessays 24 (7). 588-590. 2002.

8. Setchell WA, Gardner NL. The Marine Algae of the Pacific Coast of North America: Part I Myxophyceae. University of California Publications in Botany. 8 (1). 1919.

9. Smith GM. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula California. Stanford University Press. Stanford, CA. 1944.

Last updated: Feb. 05, 2009

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ANTARCTICA MARINE BOTANY Monterey Bay Flora Green algae Red algae Brown algae Phytoplankton Lichens Seagrasses Methods Habitats Bibliography Glossary Schedule Students PHYCOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA	Bryopsis corticulans Glossary and References Home Taxonomy Morphology Ecology Life History Glossary & References GLOSSARY Alternation of generations: life cycle that alternates between a diploid and haploid phase (e.g. most common in green algae) Anisogamy: gametes produced are of unequal sizes, e.g. female gamete might be larger than male gamete as in the case of Bryopsis Diploid: 2 sets of chromosomes (2N) Epiphyte: Organism that uses its host for living space with no real symbiotic relationship (epiphyte does not metabolically benefit from host) Gametophyte: haploid life phase that produces haploid gametes for sexual reproduction Haploid:1 set of chromosomes (1N) Homothallic: coming from the same parent plant (vs. heterothallic) Karyogamy: fusion of two nuclei to produce a diploid cell without going through the fertilization process Monecious: male and female gametangia produced on same parental plant Siphonous: multinucleate and tubular, with few or no tranverse septa (walls inside cell) Sporophyte: diploid life phase that produces haploid spores (asexual reproduction) Thallus: plant body (lacking true roots or stems) Zoospores: flagellated spores released from sporangia on sporophytes REFERENCES: 1. Abbott IA, Hollenberg GJ. Marine Algae of California. Stanford University Press. Stanford, CA. 1976. 2. Becerro MA, Goetz G, Paul VJ, Scheuer PJ. Chemical defenses of the sacoglossan mollusk Elysia rufescens and its host Alga Bryopsis sp. J Chem Ecol 27 (11). 2287-99. 2001. 3. Bold HC, Wynne MJ. Introduction to the Algae: Structure and Reproduction. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 1978. 4. Bruck B, Schnetter R. Life history and karyology of Bryopsis plumosa (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) from the Canary Islands. Phycologia 36(2). 128-137. 1997. 5. Fritsch FE. The Structure and Reproduction of the Algae: Volume 1. Cambridge University Press. London, England. 1935. 6. Kim GH, Klotchkova TA, Kang YM. Life without a cell membrane: regeneration of protoplasts from disintegrated cells of the marine green alga Bryopsis plumosa. J Cell Sci 114 (11). 2009-14. 2001. 7. Ram M, Babbar SB. Transient existence of life without a cell membrane: a novel strategy of siphonous seaweed for survival and propagation. Bioessays 24 (7). 588-590. 2002. 8. Setchell WA, Gardner NL. The Marine Algae of the Pacific Coast of North America: Part I Myxophyceae. University of California Publications in Botany. 8 (1). 1919. 9. Smith GM. Marine Algae of the Monterey Peninsula California. Stanford University Press. Stanford, CA. 1944. Marine Flora Habitats Glossary Syllabus Students Last updated: Feb. 05, 2009
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