Table 3 in Two species of the genus Acinetospora (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyceae) from Japan: A. filamentosa comb. nov. and A. asiatica sp. nov.

Table 3: Morphological comparison among species of Acinetospora. A. filamentosaA. asiaticaA. crinitaA. nicholsoniaeDiameter of erect filaments (µ m)18 – 2818 – 3020 – 3030 – 45MeristemsScatteredScatteredScatteredScatteredCramponsPresentPresentPresentAbsentPlurilocular zoidangiaPresent on prostrate filaments andPresent on prostrateAcinetosporangia, megasporangia, plurilocular zoidangiaPresent on erect filamentslowermost portion of erect filamentsand erect filamentswith small or large loculi on erect and prostrate filamentsUnilocular sporangiaPresent on prostrate and erect filamentsAbsentPresent on erect filamentsPresent on erect filamentsMonosporangiaAbsentAbsentPresentAbsentReferenceThis studyThis studyKornmann (1953), Müller (1986), Pedersen andHollenberg (1971)Kristiansen (2001)