Morphology data of Sargassum oligocystum
Identification keys
Main Ref. Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis Holdfast small, discoid; stem short, about 5 mm long, cylindrical to slightly compressed, brownish, finely villose, simple or sometimes branched. Primary branches smooth and strongly flattened, especially at basal portions, 3 to 4 mm at broadest portions. Secondary laterals distichous, alternately arranged along primary branches, up to 18 cm long. Leaves of vegetative materials large, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, with very short stalks; those of fertile materials much smaller and reduced, especially toward apical portions, linear to linear-lanceolate. Base of leaves acute to cuneate; margin irregularly serrate-dentate; apex mainly obtuse to acute, those of the smaller leaves mainly acute; midrib distinct almost up to apex. Cryptostomata slightly elevated and scattered on blade, those on small leaves at terminal branches with tendency to form rows along both sides of midrib; those on female receptacles more numerous and distinctly elevated, giving the receptacles a lumpy appearance. Vegetative plants with larger vesicles, 1 to 5 mm wide; those of fertile materials smaller and variable in size, the larger ones 4 to 5 mm long and 2 to 3 mm wide, smaller ones 1.5 mm long and 1 mm wide; most vesicles with cylindrical stalks, mainly 1 mm long, those on female plants longer (up to 4 mm) and stalks flattened; apices of vesicles mainly plain or occasionally with teeth or spines. Plants dioecious. Male receptacles paniculate; receptacular branches up to 3 times unequally dichotomously branched, branches terete but highly warty. Female receptacles form dense cymes; receptacular branches simple or shortly branched, almost of same length, apices slightly compressed, margins and tips with few teeth or spines. Primary branches up to 80 cm in length (Ref. 80758).
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Sargassum oligocystum

Lateral Lines Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No. Dorsal   
Ventral  
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral Attributes  
spines     
soft-rays   
Pelvics Attributes  
Position    
spines     
soft-rays   
Main Ref. (e.g. 9948)
Glossary (e.g. cnidaria)
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