Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41176135,41206142);the Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KSCX2-EW-B-3);the Ministry of Agriculture of China(No.200903030)
The annual life cycle of the brown seaweed Undariapinnatifida (Harvey) Suringer comprises a macroscopic diploid sporophyte stage and a microscopic haploid gametophyte stage. In 2011, an unusual zoospore-derived mono...
Supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program)(No.2012AA10A413);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.41206146,41176135,41206142);the National Special Research Fund for Non-Profit Sector (Agriculture) from the Ministry of Agriculture (No.200903030);the Knowledge Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KSCX2-EW-B-3);the National Key Basic Program of Science and Technology-Platforms of Aquaculture Stock Resources;the Leading Academic Discipline Project of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No.J50701)
During sexual reproduction of seaweeds, spermatozoid (sperm) discharge is triggered by chemical messengers (pheromones) released by the female gametes. The chemotactic ability of the sperm ensures fertilization succes...