Talk:Volvocaceae

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[edit] A few incorrect statements

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Originally it included all the colonial forms here grouped as the Volvocales, but since has been restricted to the spherical colonies, which form as a flat plate of cells and undergo a process of gastrulation before being released. These organisms have been studied by geneticists who hope that they may shed light on gastrulation in the development of other organisms, including humans.

1) Not all (do any?) form a flat plate before inversion, e.g. volvox forms a sphere, then inverts via a slit.

2) Gastrulation does not occur, as these are not even multicellular, let alone form an embryo. -203.171.67.232 04:45, 31 March 2007 (UTC)