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The extruded protoplasm from the coenocytic green alga, Bryopsis hypnoides Lamouroux, was able to reform a cell wall and develop further into a mature alga in seawater. In this paper, the influence of albumen on the ability of aggregation and on the photosynthesis of protoplasm was examined. Results show that the protoplasm of B. hypnoides could aggregate in either albumen or chicken egg, which is similar to that in seawater. However unlike in seawater, the aggregation from B. hypnoides in albumen and chicken egg failed to develop into a mature individual. Interestingly, the protoplasm of B. hypnoides could maintain its photosynthetic O2 evolution in albumen and chicken egg, while the time in chicken egg was longer than that in albumen.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30830015), the Project of Supporting the National Development (No. 2006BAD09A04), and the National High Technology and Development Program of China (863 Program) (Nos. 2006AA10A402, 2007AA09Z406, 2006AA05Z112, 2006AA10A413)
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Li, Y., Wang, G. Influence of albumen on aggregation and O2 evolution of protoplasm from Bryopsis hypnoides Lamourou. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 26, 363–368 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-008-0363-2
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