MORPHOLOGY OF THE SUBANTARCTIC RED ALGA CENACRUM SUBSUTUM GEN. ET SP. NOV. (RHODYMENIALES) FROM MACQUARIE ISLAND 1

ABSTRACT The red alga Cenacrum subsutum gen. et sp. nov. is described from material collected at Macquarie Island in the subantarctic between November 1977 and February 1978. The habit and carposporophyte development are similar to members of the family Rhodymeniaceae (Rhodymeniales), but certain ve...

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Published in:Journal of Phycology
Main Authors: Richer, Robert W., Kraft, Gerald T.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1979
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Macquarie Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.1979.tb00716.x
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Summary:ABSTRACT The red alga Cenacrum subsutum gen. et sp. nov. is described from material collected at Macquarie Island in the subantarctic between November 1977 and February 1978. The habit and carposporophyte development are similar to members of the family Rhodymeniaceae (Rhodymeniales), but certain vegetative features are unique. The frond is a variously incised or lobed foliose blade with hollow apices above and a medulla which becomes progressively filled basipetally with ingrowing rhizoidal filaments. Details of carpogonial branch, auxiliary cell, connecting cell and gonimoblast anatomy are given, as well as observations on the habitats and distribution of the species.

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