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Callus ontogeny of the Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) brown tetrasporophyte strain

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This study analyzes the callus ontogeny of the Kappaphycus alvarezii brown strain tetrasporophyte using micropropagation and tissue culture. Calli were induced from axenic explants and grown for 2 months. Ontogenic analysis was made in explants collected from days 7 to 60 of culture and observed under light and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). At the end of the experimental period, 60-day samples were also analyzed by confocal microscopy. Formation of calli was initiated in the first week from medullary and cortical cells of the explant region in air contact. Alterations in the apical region of the cells were observed in TEM as cell wall thickening, proliferation of convoluted membranes, increased number of mitochondria and chloroplast alterations, indicating the dedifferentiation of these cells. Throughout the experiment, the thick cell wall of the cells which compose callus filaments showed the presence of acidic polysaccharides, suggesting a large amount of carrageenan and neutral polysaccharides. The cytoplasm showed the following main characteristics: large amount of starch grains, presence of chloroplasts with altered plastoglobules, as well as disorganized thylakoids, presence of several convoluted membranes, and vacuoles. These filaments maintained their uniseriate organization and irregular branching with many intercellular connections between them. Despite the initial stress caused by explant isolation and the beginning of callus formation, results showed that filaments were capable of reorganization and development, retaining their dedifferentiated cells, which, in turn, strongly suggested the potential of callus-based micropropagation.

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This study received financial support from the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Nível Superior (CAPES).

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  1. Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Caixa Postal 476, Trindade, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Carmen S. Zitta, Leila Hayashi & Zenilda L. Bouzon

  2. Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética, UFSC, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Ticiane Rover & Zenilda L. Bouzon

  3. Depto. de Aquicultura, UFSC, 88034-001, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Leila Hayashi

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Zitta, C.S., Rover, T., Hayashi, L. et al. Callus ontogeny of the Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) brown tetrasporophyte strain. J Appl Phycol 25, 615–629 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-012-9896-z

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