. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. -sL^CC^ '' Transverse section of gametangial thal- r Xv** lus' 2. Cametangia (g) on branchlet. Phylum Chlorophyta Class Ulvophyceae Order Dasycladales Family Dasycladaceae Caulerpa paspaloides var. compressa (Weber van bosso m Howe 1920 609 Thallus: erect, to 8 cm high; summit branches 3-5 mm diam., 3-4 cm long, dark green, densely covered with ne branchlets not set in vertical rows, cylindrical in con guration when viewed from tip. Branchlets cylindrical, 80-100 pm diam., 1-2 mm long, angling 75-90' from axes
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. -sL^CC^ '' Transverse section of gametangial thal- r Xv** lus' 2. Cametangia (g) on branchlet. Phylum Chlorophyta Class Ulvophyceae Order Dasycladales Family Dasycladaceae Caulerpa paspaloides var. compressa (Weber van bosso m Howe 1920 609 Thallus: erect, to 8 cm high; summit branches 3-5 mm diam., 3-4 cm long, dark green, densely covered with ne branchlets not set in vertical rows, cylindrical in con guration when viewed from tip. Branchlets cylindrical, 80-100 pm diam., 1-2 mm long, angling 75-90' from axes, sti ; branching opposite to alternate in two rows opposite one another; ultimate branchlets alternate or irregular, angling 45* or more from one another. Stalk naked, green, generally unbranched, to 4 mm diam., to 2 cm long; summit whorled with 3-12 branches. Stolons creeping, to 4 mm diam.; rhizoids numerous, white-yellow, stalked, to 2 mm diam. at stolons, branching to slender apices. Uncommon: in shallow seagrass communities; to 1 2 m deep. Highborne Cay Distribution: found only once , c ⢠. _â ,_ â W3£2V£&^ '⢠Habit. on the reef crest in the study area, but a species (T^P^lr 2. Branchlets showing opposite branch- commonly occurring the Bahamas. ^ SClmm mg with alternate or .rregular ulti- mate TTTJ^ Phylum Chlorophyta Class Bryopsidophyceae Order Bryopsidales Family Caulerpaceae. 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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