Reproductive and vegetative morphology of Congracilaria babae, an adelphoparasite of Gracilaria salicornia (Rhodophyta : gracilariales)

• Main Author: Facultad, Fe Esperanza Caridad D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1996
• Subjects: Red algae > Batangas; Host plants; Gracilaria > Batangas; Botany > Morphology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1362
• Institution: De La Salle University

Congracilaria babae, a parasitic red alga on Gracilaria salicornia is studied for the first time based on materials collected from the PhilippinesVegetative and female reproductive structures in C. babae are compared with those in the host plant and found to be closely similar. Its adelphoparasitic...