Batrachospermum gelatinosum (L.) DC.
(a frogspawn alga)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBatrachospermum gelatinosum (a frogspawn alga)
GenusBatrachospermum (frogspawn algae)
FamilyBATRACHOSPERMACEAE (a family of algae)
OrderBATRACHOSPERMALES (an order of red algae)
ClassFLORIDEOPHYCEAE (a class of red seaweeds)
PhylumRHODOPHYTA (red seaweeds)
SubkingdomBILIPHYTA (red seaweeds)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Batrachospermum gelatinosum (a frogspawn alga) :
1: Batrachospermum gelatinosum (a frogspawn alga)
24 Feb 2017 OSGR: SU20 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
growing on pebbles in base of pool in stream
Image 1: PlantImage 2: Plant - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Plant - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Plant - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Plant - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 6: Plant - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 7: Plant - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 8: Plant - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Plant - close-up - magnified (2)Image 10: Plant - close-up - magnified (3)Image 11: Plant - close-up - magnified (4)Image 12: Stem - close-up - magnifiedImage 13: Axil with corticating filaments - magnifiedImage 14: Axil with corticating filaments - magnified (2)Image 15: Axil with three carposporophytes - magnifiedImage 16: Axil with two carposporophytes - magnified - white backgroundImage 17: Carpogonial side-branch - magnified - white backgroundImage 18: Carposporophyte cells - magnifiedImage 19: Carposporophyte - magnifiedImage 20: Fascicle branches - magnified - white backgroundImage 21: Filament - close-up - focused on filament - magnified - white backgroundImage 22: Filament - close-up - focused on filament - magnified - white background (2)Image 23: Filament with carposporophyte - magnifiedImage 24: Filament with carposporophyte - magnified - white backgroundImage 25: Thallus - in Indian Ink to show mucilaginous sheath - microscope low magnificationImage 26: Thallus - in Indian Ink to show mucilaginous sheath - microscope low magnification (2)Image 27: Thallus - in Indian Ink to show mucilaginous sheath - microscope low magnification (3)Image 28: Thallus - in Iodine - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 29: Thallus - in Iodine - close-up - magnified - white background (2)Image 30: Thallus - in Iodine - close-up - magnified - white background (3)Image 31: Thallus - in Iodine - showing starch in axis and corticating cells - magnified - white backgroundImage 32: Thallus - in Iodine - showing starch in corticating cells - magnified - white backgroundImage 33: Thallus - in Iodine - showing starch in corticating cells - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 34: Thallus - in Iodine - showing starch in corticating cells - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 35: Thallus with female carposporophytes - close-up - focused on filament - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 36: Thallus with female carposporophytes - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 37: Trichogyne on carpogonial side-branch - magnifiedImage 38: Two filaments - microscope low magnification - white background

Batrachospermum gelatinosum (a frogspawn alga) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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