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The sperm attractant ofHormosira banksii (Phaeophyceae, Fucales), a seaweed common to Australia and New Zealand

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Hormosira banksii is a taxonomically isolated brown seaweed endemic to Australia and New Zealand. The sperm attractant of this species has been isolated and identified as trans-1-vinyl-2-(1E, 3Z-hexadienyl)-cyclopropane (I) (hormosirene).Hormosira is the first organism in which a cyclopropane derivative has been found to act as a hormone in sexual reproduction. The implication of this finding in relation to phylogeny and phytogeography is discussed.

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  1. Fakultät für Biologie, Universität Konstanz, D-7750, Konstanz

    D. G. Müller, M. N. Clayton, G. Gassmann, W. Boland, F. -J. Marner & L. Jaenicke

  2. Department of Botany, Monash University, 3168, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    D. G. Müller, M. N. Clayton, G. Gassmann, W. Boland, F. -J. Marner & L. Jaenicke

  3. Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Meeresstation, D-2192, Helgoland

    D. G. Müller, M. N. Clayton, G. Gassmann, W. Boland, F. -J. Marner & L. Jaenicke

  4. Institut für Biochemie, Universität Köln, An der Bottmühle 2, D-5000, Köln 1, (Federal Republic of Germany)

    D. G. Müller, M. N. Clayton, G. Gassmann, W. Boland, F. -J. Marner & L. Jaenicke

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Acknowledgment. A substantial part of this work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

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Müller, D.G., Clayton, M.N., Gassmann, G. et al. The sperm attractant ofHormosira banksii (Phaeophyceae, Fucales), a seaweed common to Australia and New Zealand. Experientia 40, 211–212 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01963605

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