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Observations on the sterile whorls ofAcetabularia

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The sterile whorls ofAcetabularia increase greatly the surface area of the cell. These structures function in the uptake of solutes from the environment. The development of the whorls is controlled by light and also by the availability of nutrients.

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  1. Aharon Gibor

    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA

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    Gibor, A. Observations on the sterile whorls ofAcetabularia . Protoplasma 78, 195–202 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01281532

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