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From: Conspecificity of two morphologically distinct calcified red algae from the northwest Pacific Ocean: Galaxaura pacifica and G. filamentosa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta)

Figure 2

Variations of the external morphologies of gametophytic G. pacifica for the specimens collected from three different locations in southern Taiwan. (A-C) Specimens from Xiao-Liu-Qiu Island, southern Taiwan in summer showing different size of the villous basal portion (arrows) and different density of the glabrous upper portion. One specimen (C) even showed the decay of glabrous upper portion (arrowheads); (D-E) Specimens from Small Port, Kenting National Park (KNP), southern Taiwan in winter showing smaller villous basal portion (arrows) and highly branched glabrous upper portion of material from Wukeuitung, Xiao-Liu-Qiu Island, southern Taiwan in summer; (F) Specimen from Sail Rock, KNP, southern Taiwan in winter showing tiny villous basal portion (arrows) and highly branched glabrous upper portion. (G-I) Magnification of the villous basal portion (arrows) for the specimens from Wukeuitung, Xiao-Liu-Qiu Island, southern Taiwan in summer. Arrowheads in C indicate that the glabrous upper portion eventually decays or dies off in the senescing plant; (J-K) Magnification of the villous basal portion (arrows) in specimen from Small Port, KNP, southern Taiwan in winter; (L) Magnification of the villous basal portion (arrows) in specimen from Sail Rock, KNP, southern Taiwan in winter.

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