Abstract
The genusAlaria possesses a structure known as the mucilage gland which appears mainly on the frond. This is also true ofUndaria.
The mucilage gland ofUndaria usually originates from some of the epidermal cells. However, observations of plants ofAlaria at various stages indicate that glands originate not only in the surface layer. There are still other glands which are initiated by some cortical cells situated directly beneath the epidermis. In both, a refractive substance is gradually accumulated as these cells enlarge.
The mucilage glands starting in the surface (the primary mucilage glands) resemble those ofUndaria in their development, whereas those in the cortex (the secondary mucilage glands) are quite analogous to the secretory cells ofLaminaria, etc., which secrete mucilage into a mucilage canal in the first stage. Thus,Alaria seems to constitute a link betweenUndaria andLaminaria, etc.
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Kasahara, K. The development of the mucilage gland of two Japanese species ofAlaria . Bot Mag Tokyo 86, 169–181 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02489224
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