Special Issue in Botanica Marina

Phycomorph: macroalgal development and morphogenesis

Botanica Marina 2017 | Volume 60 | Issue 2

Special Issue - Phycomorph: macroalgal development and morphogenesis

Issue Editors: Thomas Wichard & Christos Katsaros

Editorial

85: Thomas Wichard and Christos Katsaros. Phycomorph: macroalgal development and morphogenesisExternal link

Reproduction

89: Xiaojie Liu, Kenny Bogaert, Aschwin H. Engelen, Frederik Leliaert, Michael Y. Roleda and Olivier De Clerck. Seaweed reproductive biology: environmental and genetic controlsExternal link

109: Neusa Martins, Heidi Tanttu, Gareth A. Pearson, Ester A. Serrão and Inka Bartsch. Interactions of daylength, temperature and nutrients affect thresholds for life stage transitions in the kelp Laminaria digitata (Phaeophyceae)External link

123: Christos Katsaros, Anne Weiss, Ira Llangos, Ioannis Theodorou and Thomas Wichard. Cell structure and microtubule organisation during gametogenesis of External linkUlva mutabilis Føyn (Chlorophyta)External link

137: Jessie F. Lauze and Whitney E. Hable. Impaired growth and reproductive capacity in marine rockweeds following prolonged environmental contaminant exposureExternal link

149: Jessie F. Lauze and Whitney E. Hable. Delayed growth and cell division in embryos of External linkFucus vesiculosus after parental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and metalsExternal link

Development and morphogenesis

153: Izumi C. Mori, Yoko Ikeda, Takakazu Matsuura, Takashi Hirayama and Koji Mikami. Phytohormones in red seaweeds: a technical review of methods for analysis and a consideration of genomic dataExternal link

171: Katharina Bürger, Elisabeth L. Clifford and Michael Schagerl. Morphological changes with depth in the calcareous brown alga External linkPadina pavonica

181: Anna Fricke, Terue C. Kihara and Mona Hoppenrat. Studying mesoalgal structures: a non-destructive approach based on confocal laser scanning microscopyExternal link

197: Anne Weiss, Rodrigo Costa and Thomas Wichard. Morphogenesis of External linkUlva mutabilis (Chlorophyta) induced by Maribacter species (Bacteroidetes, Flavobacteriaceae)External link

Techniques and applications

207: Priit Kersen, Tiina Paalme, Liina Pajusalu and Georg Martin. Biotechnological applications of the red alga External linkFurcellaria lumbricalis and its cultivation potential in the Baltic SeaExternal link

219: Shai Shefer, Alvaro Israel, Alexander Golberg and Alexandra Chudnovsky. Carbohydrate-based phenotyping of the green macroalga External linkUlva fasciata using near-infrared spectrometry: potential  implications for marine biorefineryExternal link 

229: Alexander Lubsch and Klaas Timmermans. Texture analysis of External linkLaminaria digitata (Phaeophyceae) thallus reveals trade-off between tissue tensile strength and toughness along laminaExternal link