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Effect of temperature on the growth rate of Griffithsia tenuis C. Agardh (rhodophyta: ceramiales)

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Clonal cultures of Griffithsia tenuis were grown for 18 days (Erdschreiber solution, LD 12 : 12, 2200 lux) at 13, 18, 22 and 25°C. The optimum temperature for growth (increase in number of cells) under these conditions was 22°C.

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    William W. Reynolds & Martha E. Casterlin

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Reynolds, W.W., Casterlin, M.E. Effect of temperature on the growth rate of Griffithsia tenuis C. Agardh (rhodophyta: ceramiales). Hydrobiologia 56, 225–227 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00017508

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