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ULTRASTRUCTURE OF SPONGIOCHLORIS TYPICA DURING SENESCENCE(1) (2)
1Department of Botany, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712.
Abstract:
The ultrastructural changes which occurred during senescence in the stationary phase of growth of the unicellular green alga Spongiochloris typica were observed. The cell wall consists of a membrane like primary wall and an inner secondary wall which becomes progressively thickened with age of the culture. During senescence the lamellae become more compact within the chloroplast. The major feature of aging is the appearance of lipid bodies which eventually come to occupy a major portion of the cell lumen. The ultrastructural changes observed to occur during senescence are discussed in relation to physiological data.
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