. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 1. Habit of plant. 2. Cell arrangement at branch base. 3. Apex of branchlet. Cladophoraceae, Cladophorales *Cladophora albida (Nees) Kiitzing 1843: 267. Annulina albida Nees 1820: index [1]. Thallus filamentous, undulating, spongy; to 10(-40) cm tall; pale yellow- green to dark green; branching irregular to dichotomous below, unilateral above, at apex of parent cell; branches gracefully curving or sickle shaped; rhizoids fine, short. Main filaments cylindrical, to 40(-80) /zm diam., 2-7 diameters long; branchl
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 1. Habit of plant. 2. Cell arrangement at branch base. 3. Apex of branchlet. Cladophoraceae, Cladophorales *Cladophora albida (Nees) Kiitzing 1843: 267. Annulina albida Nees 1820: index [1]. Thallus filamentous, undulating, spongy; to 10(-40) cm tall; pale yellow- green to dark green; branching irregular to dichotomous below, unilateral above, at apex of parent cell; branches gracefully curving or sickle shaped; rhizoids fine, short. Main filaments cylindrical, to 40(-80) /zm diam., 2-7 diameters long; branchlets cylindrical, tapering to 12 /tm diam.; cell division primarily intercalary (between cells), not apical. Fracture zone specimens: Wall of east fracture, 4 m deep on mangrove peat, 1993, D&M Littler 25070 (US). Bottom of central fracture, 7 m deep on mangrove peat, ,Z)&A/ Littler 25104 (US). Caulerpaceae, Bryopsidales. 1. Branch with pointed, knob- like branchlets. Caulerpa cupressoides (West in Vahl) C. Agardh 1822a: 441. [var. cupressoides] Fucus cupressoides West in Vahl 1802: 38. Frond erect, stiff, densely covered with short, vertically parallel columnar branchlets; small bushy forms 2-8 cm tall, sparsely branched forms to 25 cm tall; grass-green; branchlets knobby, tough, stiff, cone shaped; rhizome creeping, stoloniferous; rhizoids numerous, white-yellow. Branchlets 1 mm diam., mm long, upcurved, apices pointed; branch stalk mm diam.; rhizome mm diam.; rhizoids numerous, thickly stalked, branching to slender apices. Fracture zone specimens: Wall of east fracture, 4 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25063 (US). Bottom of east fracture, 7 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25106 (US). Bottom of central fracture, 7 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25103 (US). Bottom of west fracture, 7 m deep on mangrove peat, , D&M Littler 25184 (US).. Please note that these im
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