Species:
Monosporus pedicellatus (Smith) Solier
Classification
The species Monosporus pedicellatus belongs to:
Photos
Photos of Monosporus pedicellatus (5):
1 of 5: Habit
Note: The species consists of several densely tufted bright pink or dark brownish-red erect axes and are 1.5 - 20 cm tall with an irregular alternate or pseudo dichotomous branching. Cells are multinucleate. Characteristic ovoid and deeply pigmented unicellular propagules develop from upper end of laterals, borne on an un-pigmented pedicel. Gametangial and tetrasporangial structures are unknown.
2 of 5: Branches
Note: One or more branches are formed distally by each axial cell and are borne in an irregularly alternate to pseudodichotomous arrangement.
3 of 5: Apices
4 of 5: Unicellular propagule
Note: Unicellular propagules are developing from upper end of laterals, 1 (2) per cell.
5 of 5: Unicellular propagules
