著者
高 炯範 北村 等 平山 和次
出版者
THE SESSILE ORGANISMS SOCIETY OF JAPAN
雑誌
Sessile Organisms (ISSN:13424181)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.13, no.1, pp.1-5, 1996-08-30 (Released:2009-10-09)
参考文献数
11
被引用文献数
1 1

Water-soluble substance extracted from the coralline alga, Corallina pilulifera have the effect of induction of larval metamorphosis on the sea urchins, Pseudocentrotus depressus and Anthocidaris crassispina.The chemical cue for larval metamorphosis of P. depressus in the solution was heat stable and remained active even if its treated with organic solvent. Concentration of the potassium in an active fraction was not so high to induce the larval metamorphosis. The cue could be other inorganic ions or organic substances.