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Science 13 November 1964:
Vol. 146. no. 3646, pp. 925 - 927
DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3646.925
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Sporangium Discharge in Pilobolus: A Photographic Study

Robert M. Page 1

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California

Stages in the discharge of sporangia by the fungus, Pilobolus kleinii, were photographed by means of a high-speed electronic flash triggered by a photocell. The photographs confirm that the sporangium is propelled by a jet of cell sap. The jet is deflected from the sporangium and attains a considerable length before it breaks into droplets.


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