Species of algae found able to have dimorphic sexual life cycles – Phys.org

A team of researchers from Norway, Sweden and Denmark has found a species of algae (Teleaulax amphioxeia) that has dimorphic sexual life cycles. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes how their accidental discovery of the unique attributes of the algae and what they learned when they took a closer look.
When a creature has dimorphic sexual life cycles, it means it reproduces differently depending on its life cycle. The cryptophyte algae the researchers wer…

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