Phaeophyta - Brown Algae-4
Phaeophyta - Brown Algae-4
Meristems-1
Some species have Apical Cells which produce the entire filament. There may be a solitary apical cells or there can be several.
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 Dictyota thallus with a Apical Cell which divides longitudinally prior to branching Dichotomously  |
 Diagram showing a pair of Apical Cells: This occurs in the process of Dichotomous Branching |
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 Dictyota with Dichotomous Branching |
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 Dictyota sp. |
 Click this image to see a highly magnified image of Dictyota Apical Cells |
In some cases the region of apical cells may extend along a broad margin of the Thallus. This produces a sheet-like growth pattern.
 A Padina sp. with the "Apical Meristem" highlighted in red. |
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| Note the Growth Increments in Cutleria and Padina. | |
