Difference between revisions of "Ecdysis"

From dinoflaj2
Jump to: navigation, search
 
(No difference)

Latest revision as of 00:54, 1 September 2015

The shedding of the theca, cell membrane and flagella in a thecate species, so that the pelliculate layer becomes the wall of a temporary cyst; ecdysis occurs usually as a response to adverse conditions or during eleutheroschisis.