. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 2 mm 1. Habit of plant. Valonia macrophysa Kutzing 1843:307. Thallus of large macroscopic, crowded cells; of indeterminate diameter, to 5 cm thick; shiny, dark olive-green; rhizoids extending from basal cells. Cells tightly packed, 5-15 mm diam., 1-4 cm long, spherical, oblong to club- shaped; cell wall thin, tough, elastic; branching irregular, from base or any exposed area. Fracture zone specimens: Seagrass bed of central fracture, 3 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25027 (US). Seagrass b
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 2 mm 1. Habit of plant. Valonia macrophysa Kutzing 1843:307. Thallus of large macroscopic, crowded cells; of indeterminate diameter, to 5 cm thick; shiny, dark olive-green; rhizoids extending from basal cells. Cells tightly packed, 5-15 mm diam., 1-4 cm long, spherical, oblong to club- shaped; cell wall thin, tough, elastic; branching irregular, from base or any exposed area. Fracture zone specimens: Seagrass bed of central fracture, 3 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25027 (US). Seagrass bed of west fracture, 3 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25138 (US). Wall of central fracture, 4 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25048 (US). Wall of west fracture, 4 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]
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