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The structure and reproduction of Hormidiella bharatiansis sp. nov. is described. Asexual reproduction is by zoospores: sexual reproduction is by morphologically similar gametes, some of which, after a brief period of swarming, settle down, round off, enlarge and act as females gametes, the others remaining active and functioning as male gametes. Fertilisation takes place about six to eight hours after liberation: one to two percent of the zygotes are abortive.
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Subrahmanyan, A. Structure and reproduction of Hormidiella bharatiansis sp. nov.. Hydrobiologia 48, 33–36 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00033488
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