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The arrangement of cellular organelles within the meiospore ofAllomyces macrogynus was found to be similar to the zoospore of this species, with the exception that the meiospore contains membrane enclosed electron dense reserve material which has the appearance of the gamma bodies observed in the zoospores ofBlastocladiella. The three dimensional structure of the side body complex is analyzed with serial sections and compared to homologous organelles in other members of theChytridiomycetes.
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Olson, L.W. The meiospore ofAllomyces . Protoplasma 78, 113–127 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281526
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