Haptera Definition | Definition of Haptera at Dictionary.com
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an
object; a holdfast. Origin: 1890–95; appar. a pseudo-Gk deriv. of Gk háptein to
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Laminariales: Definition from Answers.com
The holdfast usually comprises a cluster of rootlike structures (haptera); in a
few species it is discoid or conical. The stipe, which varies in length from ...
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WikiAnswers - Is the animal kingdom multicellular or unicellular
Filamentous and numerous haptera hold in sand or mud. • Some with calcium
cabonate (mostly reds and some greens). - Encrusting red algae important to ...
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fucus: Definition from Answers.com
The thallus is perennial with an irregular or disc-shaped holdfast or with
haptera. The erect portion of the thallus is dichotomous or subpinnately
branched ...
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NIWA - Kelp
The holdfast branches too, sending out thick root-like haptera to increase ...
The haptera are vital because hanging on to the rock is a high priority in a ...
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seaweed: Definition from Answers.com
stipe: a stem-like structure, may be absent; holdfast: specialized basal
structure providing attachment to a surface, often a rock or another alga.
haptera: ...
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NEGATIVE PHOTOTROPISM OF THE HAPTERA OF ALARIA ESCULENTA ...
(d) tar-red-/22 nm. Arrow ,n a imhralcs direction of incidenl radialion in the
sequence a-d. Longest haptera in a-d are 2-3 cm. ...
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On <Emphasis Type="Italic">Laminaria saccharina </Emphasis> from ...
margin, and relatively thick haptera. These features differ from L. yendoana
which ... ducts; and their branched haptera are diagnostic features used to ...
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Members of the teeming holdfast community include shrimp hiding from the kelp
rockfish, brittle stars, which grab the haptera with two of their five arms, ...
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Growth of amputated and dark-exposed individuals of the brown alga ...
plastic network), as well as by new haptera (above the plastic network) which
may even grow .... also produce outgrowths of their old haptera fastening ...
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