Kelps as fouling organisms on North-Sea platforms

Abstract

From the Abstract: "As a result of laboratory experiments and studies of the life cycle with both light and electron microscopy, it is suggested that the most likely stages of dispersal from coastal populations to the platforms are the filamentous gametophytes and young sporophytes. While still at the microscopic phase the sporophyte develops rhizoids, which are cells specially modified for adhesion. The structure of these cells and the development of the basal attaching organ is outlined."