Algal Cell Motility (Current Phycology) by Michael Melkonian
Algal Cell Motility (Current Phycology) by Michael Melkonian
English | 1992 | ISBN: 1461596858 | 244 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | 1992 | ISBN: 1461596858 | 244 Pages | PDF | 6 MB
Algae exhibit the greatest variety of cell motility phenomena in the living world. These range from the peculiar gliding motility of filamentous blue green algae or cyanobacteria to chloroplast movements and cytoplasmic streaming which are most common in higher plants. In addition, cell motility by eukaryotic flagella is the characteristic mode of cell locomotion in algal flagellates and most reproductive cells of algae. Algae use these cell motility systems mainly to orient themselves or their photosynthetic organelles in a suitable light gradient to optimize growth and reproduction.