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NUCLEI of the Rhodophyceae are often difficult to observe either on account of their small size, the presence of excessive mucilage or the cartilaginous nature of the tissues in which they occur. Using squash techniques and staining with ferric ammonium sulphate and aceto-carmine1, or with aceto-carmine alone, both mitotic and meiotic divisions have been observed in a number of red algae.
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AUSTIN, A. Chromosome Counts in the Rhodophyceae. Nature 178, 370–371 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178370b0
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