6.  Morphogenesis in a Marine Alga: Caulerpa
Channel: UMass Amherst Libraries
Date: 25/09/2017

EXPERTS
Biologist: James C. W. Chen, Rutgers University 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT
DB527

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OTHER CREDITS
Director/Cinemicrographer – Joseph V. Durden
Director/Editor – Elvin Carini
Cinemicrography - Peter Yanover
Sound – Charles L. White, Jr.
Graphics – George Witham
Project Coordinator – Marilyn P. Farnell
Production Manager – David R. Nelson

Produced by the Developmental Biology Film Program of the Educational Development Center
Project Director – Eugene Bell
Executive Producer – Jack Churchill
Narration - Joseph V. Durden

DESCRIPTION
Cell differentiation in the large (greater than 1 meter) multinucleate single-celled marine alga Caulerpa produces structures that resemble roots, rhizomes, stalks and leaves of multicellular plants. Growth of “stem and leaves” is fractal.

NOTES
Protist referred to as “plant”. Not a plant, but a protoctist.
Aperical meristem-type growth of “root” tips and in pollen tubes.
Anachronistic use of “higher plants”.