Reproduction (sexual)

The purpose of this term is to bring attention to the work of Kaczmarska et al. (2013), which is used to supplement this glossary by covering this elaborate topic. This detailed work presents a set of proposed terms to describe sexual reproduction in diatoms, expanding on the terminology provided by Ross et al. (1979).

Citations

Kaczmarska, I., Poulíčková, A., Sato, S., Edlund, M.B., Idei, M., Watanabe, T. and Mann, D.G. (2013) Proposals for a terminology for diatom sexual reproduction, auxospores and resting stages Diatom Research 28: 263-294

Publication Link: 10.1080/0269249X.2013.791344
Ross, R., Cox, E.J., Karayeva, N.I., Mann, D.G., Paddock, T.B.B., Simonsen, R. and Sims, P.A. (1979) An amended terminology for the siliceous components of the diatom cell Nova Hedwigia, Beihefte 64: 513-533

e-reimeri-news-img-short-caption — Steps of sexual reproduction in *Encyonema reimeri* beginning with two parental cells pairing within a mucilage copulation envelope (A) and ending with two auxospores continuing to expand and silicify (D) to become initial cells.