A biological study of Desmarestia firma (C.Ag.) Skottsb. (Phaeophyceae, Desmarestiales)

Bibliography: leaves 212-232. Several aspects of the biology of Desmarestia firma (C.Ag.) Skottsb., a common understorey alga in western Cape (Southern Africa) kelp beds, are investigated. The life-history of this species is described from culture. Zoospores from unilocular sporangia give rise to se...

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Main Author: Anderson, Robert James
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 1982
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15675
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