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The meiotic process inNoctiluca scintillans were observed under light microscope. Some abnormal cell divisions, incompletely separated “zoospores” and the changes of the zoospores are described in this paper. Together with the findings of field samplings and the previous results by other researcher, the process of meiosis inN. scintillans was supposed to be a pathway to reduce the extra high density of NH3−N within the cell in order to ensure normal population growth.
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Contribution No. 4134 from the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Project No. 39600028 and No. 3790110 supported by NSFC.
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Cheng-xu, Z., Xiao-jun, Y. New observations on the meiotic process in the marine dinoflagellateNoctiluca scintillans (Noctilucales, dinophyceae). Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 20, 67–73 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02846613
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