. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. Blade siphon with lateral appendages. Blade lateral appendage. Habit. Phylum Chlorophyta Class Bryopsidophyceae Order Bryopsidales Family Udoteaceae Udotea norrisii Littler & Littler 1990a: 235 Thallus: coarse, bushy, heavily calci ed, to 1 1 cm high, gray- green. Blades irregularly dissected into long linear segments, 1 - 3 mm wide, 1-2 mm thick, corticated; zonation distinct; siphons 40-80 urn diam., unevenly constricted above dichotomies; lateral appendages widely spaced, irregular, long- stem
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. Blade siphon with lateral appendages. Blade lateral appendage. Habit. Phylum Chlorophyta Class Bryopsidophyceae Order Bryopsidales Family Udoteaceae Udotea norrisii Littler & Littler 1990a: 235 Thallus: coarse, bushy, heavily calci ed, to 1 1 cm high, gray- green. Blades irregularly dissected into long linear segments, 1 - 3 mm wide, 1-2 mm thick, corticated; zonation distinct; siphons 40-80 urn diam., unevenly constricted above dichotomies; lateral appendages widely spaced, irregular, long- stemmed, apices attened or rounded. Stipe often branched, 2-3 mm diam., 1-2 cm long, surface unmodi ed in transition to blade; lateral appendages repeatedly branched with attened, blunt apices. Rhizoidal mass bulbous, tangled. Rare: on sand plains or sandy patches around coral pinnacles; 3-30 m deep. Highborne Cay Distribution: only in the stromatolite zone. g. 17. 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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