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A mature sporophyte of Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C. Agardh forms a huge number of zoospores in its cell continuum. Zoospore formation starts with the division of a single giant nucleus and subsequent repeated mitosis. We found that an elevation of photosynthetic activity triggered the division of a mature giant nucleus. Transfer to short-day conditions was not necessary. Giant nuclei did not divide in darkness or in the presence of 1 µM DCMU. Giant nuclei of as many as 90% of sporophtyes started to divide following the addition of 5 mM NaHCO3 to the growth medium under continuous white light (6–12 W m−2). Frequency of nuclear division increased with increased light intensity. By combining those parameters that promoted the division of giant nuclei, we developed the "two-step culture method" which is composed of preliminary and main cultures. This new method guarantees that giant nuclei of more than 90% of all sporophytes synchronously divide between 72 and 96 h after the transfer to the main culture (continuous white light of 12 W m−2 in PES medium supplemented with 5 mM NaHCO3).
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We thank Profs. T. Kobara of Senshu University for taxonomic identification of Bryopsis plumosa and T. Kusano of Tohoku University for his valuable discussion. We are also grateful to Dr. E. Kamitsubo for the use of his personal Axioskop.
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Yamagishi, T., Hishinuma, T. & Kataoka, H. Bicarbonate enhances synchronous division of the giant nuclei of sporophytes in Bryopsis plumosa . J Plant Res 116, 295–300 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-003-0092-8
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