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Some interesting cultural observations on Scytonema stuposum (Kuetz.) Born., were recorded. It was observed that frequently one or more terminal cells of a branch get cut off but they still remain attached over the sheath of the mother filament. Even in this condition such structures continue their growth and may become a multicellular body. Later, such a structure gets detached from the mother filament and serve as a hormogonium.
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Chadha, A., Pandey, D.C. Certain observations on Scytonema stuposum (Kuetz.) Born. (Cyanophyta, Nostocales). Hydrobiologia 62, 105–106 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00037503
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