Batrachospermum gelatinosum (L.) DC., (a frogspawn alga)


24 Feb 2017 at OSGR: SU20 in South Hants, England

Record Summarygrowing on pebbles in base of pool in stream
Found as
Date24 February 2017
OS grid refOSGR: SU20
Lat/Lon50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W
Vice CountySouth Hants, VC no: 11
CountryEngland

Notes:

Whorls c. 400µm diam. with up to 5 carposporophytes.

With occasional short side-branches with dense branches containing sparse utriform trichogynes.

Axis with a beard-like ring of parallel, cylindric-celled branches growing back from each axil.

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