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Protoplasts were isolated enzymatically from gametophytes of the marine green algaMonostroma angicava. The protoplasts regenerated in PES medium after gradual reduction of the osmoticum. Three types of developmental process were recognized in the protoplast regeneration: an original type, in which the protoplasts regenerated into leafy gametophytes; an apogamic type, in which they regenerated into sporophytes; a callus type, in which they regenerated into callus-like tissues. The resulting gametophytes and apogamic sporophytes became fertile in successive cultures.
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Saga, N., Kudo, T. Isolation and culture of protoplasts from the marine green algaMonostroma angicava . J Appl Phycol 1, 25–30 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00003532
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