FIGURE 1 in Reassessment of the species Stigeoclonium polyrhizum (Chaetophoraceae, Chaetophorales) based on morphological and molecular data

FIGURE 1. Morphological observation of the Stigeoclonium polyrhizum specimens of this study. A, B. Stigeoclonium polyrhizum in its natural environment; C. Surrounded by thick mucilage matrix; D. Growing on aquatic grasses; E. Branch style; F. Covered by the thick mucous sheath, stained with Lugol's iodine solution; G. Branches were tightly enclosed by numerous rhizoidal branches; H. Terminating in a long, colorless, multicellular hair; I. Rhizoidal branches extended downward to the base of the plant. Scale bars: A = 2 m, B = 20 cm, C = 1 mm, D = 2 mm, E, F, G, H = 20 μm, I = 200 μm.