Phytoliths in Taxonomy of Phylogenetic Domains of Plants

Figure 4

The most characteristic forms of the phytoliths of algae: (a-b) Tichocarpus crinitus: (a) pyramid; (b) hexagon, (c) Laurencio tropica: (c) hollow needle, (d-e) Amphiroa anceps: (d) triple needle; (e) needle, (f) Fucus evanescens: (f) long smooth rectangular.

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