Swimming ability and flagellar motility of sperm packets of the volvocine green alga Pleodorina starrii.

Eukaryotic flagella collectively form metachronal waves that facilitate the ability to cause flow or swim. Among such flagellated and planktonic swimmers, large volvocine genera such as Eudorina, Pleodorina and Volvox form bundles of small male gametes (sperm) called "sperm packets" for se...

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Main Authors: Azusa Kage, Kohei Takahashi, Hisayoshi Nozaki, Tetsuya Higashiyama, Shoji A Baba, Takayuki Nishizaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287561