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Ultraviolet-Light-Absorbing Tunic Cells in Didemnid Ascidians Hosting a Symbiotic Photo-oxygenic Prokaryote, Prochloron.

Authors :
Maruyama, Tadashi
Hirose, Euichi
Ishikura, Masaharu
Source :
Biological Bulletin. Apr2003, Vol. 204 Issue 2, p109. 5p. 3 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2003

Abstract

Focuses on a study which localized the ultraviolet-absorbing substances in the tissues of two colonial didemnid ascidians that contain the symbiotic photo-oxygenic prokaryote Prochloron sp. Risks posed by ultraviolet radiation for organisms in marine environments; Information on mycosporine-like amino acids; Reception of light for photosynthesis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00063185
Volume :
204
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Biological Bulletin
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9680854
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2307/1543546