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A CYTOLOGICAL examination of female gametophytes of Laminaria digitata (Huds.) Lamour, L. saccharina (L) Lamour, L. hyperborea (Gunn.) Fosl., L. ochroleuca de la Pylaie., grown in culture has revealed a likely haploid chromosome number of 31. This agrees with earlier work1 on Laminaria spp. and with work2 on Nereocystis luetkeana (Mert.) Post and Rupr.
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EVANS, L. A Large Chromosome in the Laminarian Nucleus. Nature 198, 215 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198215a0
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