Trichocyte (algae)
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Trichocyte in algae are cells which grow on the outside of the thallus, from which hairs grow.[dubious ][verification needed] In algae, trichocytes grow principally over the summer; their growth is mediated by water temperature and day length.[1]
References[]
- ^ Judson, B.L.; Pueschel, C.M. (2002), "Ultrastructure of trichocyte(hair cell) complexes in Jania adhaerens(Corallinales, Rhodophyta)", Phycologia, 41 (1): 68–78, doi:10.2216/i0031-8884-41-1-68.1, S2CID 84733932
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- Algal anatomy
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