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Chloroplast development in the caulerpalean algaHalimeda

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The development of the chloroplast in the caulerpalean algaeHalimeda cylindracea, H. discoidea andH. macroloba has been studied by electron microscopy. The chloroplast develops from a proplastid via a starch containing young plastid. This young plastid may also develop into an amyloplast. The plastids contain a unique concentric lamellar system at one end. This has been called the thylakoid organising body (TOB) as it is at the base of this body that thylakoid formation is initiated. The TOB persists throughout the life of the chloroplast.

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The authors wish to thank Mrs. E. N.Trout for her expert technical assistance, and Dr.Maret Vesk for her continued help. This study was supported in part by The Australian Museum in conjunction with the One Tree Island Coral Reef Ecology Project, M.A.B. was supported by a Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Scholarship.

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Borowitzka, M.A., Larkum, A.W.D. Chloroplast development in the caulerpalean algaHalimeda . Protoplasma 81, 131–144 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01275808

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