Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy of sporulating cultures of Physarum polycephalum shows in detail the fine structure of the stalk, peridium, capillitia and spores. The peridium has a wrinkled structure and funnel-like cavities (5-10 μ in diameter) which are the capillitia openings. The capillitia are a network of tubes with differing diameters. The capillitia are covered with fine granules, and contain various amounts of bead-like granules of up to 2 μ in diameter. The spherical spores (10 μ in diameter) are covered with fine granules similar to those covering the capillitia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-357 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Tissue and Cell |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1973 |