FIGURE 1. Gracilaria cearensis. A in Taxonomic reassessment of Gracilaria cearensis (Rhodophyta, Gracilariales), a poorly defined yet common flattened species based on morphological and molecular analysis including topotype collections

FIGURE 1. Gracilaria cearensis. A. Holotype (SPF 2321). B–E. Phenotypic variation of the habit. Note typical dichotomous branching in all specimens and the absence of stipe in specimen C. F. Detail showing characteristic proliferations along the margins. G. Detail of branches' basal constrictions. Scale bars = 1 cm.