FIGURE 2 in Taxonomic revision of Ulva montana (Lightfoot 1777) and description of a new genus of Lightfootiella (Cyanophyceae, Chroococcaceae)

FIGURE 2. Lightfootiella montana, status familiaris lamellosus and status perdurans, fresh material originating from Ben Eighe, collected by Pentecost 2016. A–C. Formation of young colonies. D. Disintegration and gelatinization of the mucilaginous surface layers. E. released and divided cell without mucilaginous envelopes. F. Disintegrated colony. G. Rupture of outer mucilage layers. H. Aggregation of colonies into flattened thick layer. I. Formation of diffluent mucilage. J. Colony disintegration. K. Disintegration of large colony. A, B,D–K. Status familiaris lamellosus. C. Status perdurans. * diffluent mucilage, + sparsely stratified mucilage envelopes with red-orange granules, ++ densely stratified mucilage envelopes with red-orange granules. Scale bar: 10 μm.