FIGURE 9 in Morphological and molecular studies on Gelidiaceae and Gelidiellaceae (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) from Brazil with description of the new species Gelidium calidum

FIGURE 9. Gelidium calidum Jamas, Iha, M.T. Fujii sp. nov. (SP469074) A. Detail of the apical portion of the branch showing prominent apical cell (arrow). Scale bar = 25 μm. B. Cross section in the middle region of the vegetative branch. Scale bar = 50 μm. C. Stoloniferous branch with brush-like holdfast. Scale bar = 250 μm. D. Cross section of stoloniferous branch showing disorganized rhizoidal filaments produced by the internal cortical cells. Scale bar = 25 μm. E. Detail of the tetrasporangial branch. Scale bar = 250 μm. F. Cross section of tetrasporangial branch showing absence of sterile margin. Scale bar = 100 μm. G. Detail of female gametophyte branch with cystocarp. Scale bar = 250 μm. H. Cross section of the mature cystocarp with carposporangia produced in both sides of locule. Scale bar = 25 μm.