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Title:	Introductory studies on the morphology of the genus Cladophora from the Gulf of Gdańsk
Authors:	Pliński Marcin Jóźwiak Tomasz
Abstract:	Cladophora is one of the most abundant genera of benthic green algae in the Gulf of Gdańsk, where seven species have been noted: Cl. aegagrophila (L.) Rabenhorst; Cl. albida (Hudson) Kützing; Cl. fracta (Müller ex Vahl) Kützing; Cl. glomerata (L.) Kützing; Cl. rupestris (L.) Kützing; Cl. sericea (Hudson) Kützing; Cl. vagabunda (L.) van Hoek. The taxonomical descriptions by different authors are lacking in continuity. Therefore, the morphological features which would enable comparisons were studied. Two keys were prepared based on the results of the study; the first employs macroscopic characteristics, while the second is based on microscopic features. In the macroscopic key the shape of the thallus and the stage of attachment to the substratum were used. The shape of ordinary cells, their width, and the thickness of cell walls, followed by the shape of apical cells and the type of cell division (apically or intercellularly) were the basis for microscopic analyses.
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Type of paper:	Original research paper
Pages:	187 to 193
Cytation:	Pliński M., Jóźwiak T., 2005, Introductory studies on the morphology of the genus Cladophora from the Gulf of Gdańsk, Ocean. Hydrob. Studies, 34(Supl.3): 187-193
Keywords:	Cladophora, taxonomy, Gulf of Gdańsk
Year:	2005
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