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Letter: Werewolf seaweed of old acquaintance

Published 20 May 2015

From Arthur Dahl

Your article “Werewolf plant waits for full moon” states that Ephedra foeminea is “the first plant ever discovered to sync its activity to the lunar cycle” (11 April, p 16). It has long been known, however, that other species do this. Marine algae of the order Dictyotales synchronise their reproductive development with moonlight.
Geneva, Switzerland

Issue no. 3022 published 23 May 2015

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