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IN a recent publication1, Kurogi reports the existence of a Conchocelis-phase in the life-history of four Japanese species of Porphyra. He confirms my observations on the germination of the spores liberated from thalli of P. umbilicalis v. laciniata as first reported in Nature 2 and described more fully in a recent publication3. Thus, the existence of a Conchocelis-phase in the life-history of species of Porphyra appears general. It also appears that the Conchocelis-phase of various species of Porphyra are very similar. As might be expected, the Conchocelis-phase of Bangia 4, a description of which is being prepared for publication, shows slight differences.
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DREW, K. Life-history of Porphyra . Nature 173, 1243–1244 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1731243a0
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