Akinete

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An akinete is a thick-walled dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell.[1] It serves as a survival structure. It is a resting cell of cyanobacteria and unicellular and filamentous green algae. [2] Under magnification, akinetes appear thick walled with granular-looking cytoplasms.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Moore, R. et al. (1998) Botany. 2nd Ed. WCB/McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-697-28623
  2. ^ Elfgren, I. K. (2003) Studies on the Life Cycles of Akinete Forming Cyanobacteria. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 856, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 91-554-5665-0
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