Figure 5. Receptacle appearance at three sites. Upper Bay: bar = 4.0 cm. (a) and (b) are both F. gardneri. Receptacles either (a) very swollen with yellowish color and smooth texture and extending far down the thallus with midrib between swollen portions or (b) receptacles very flat and only slightly swollen at the tips of the blades with dark green color and rougher texture. Sawyer’s Landing: bar = 2.5 cm. (a) Receptacles of F. spiralis swollen and restricted to tips of blades. Texture was rough and color greenish. (b) Receptacles of F. gardneri swollen and restricted to tips of blades. Texture was rough and color greenish. South Jetty: bar = 3.0 cm. (a) Receptacles of F. spiralis less swollen that at Sawyer’s Landing but had similar greenish color with rough texture. Receptacles were restricted to tips of blades. (b) Receptacles of F. gardneri almost flat and dark olive-brown in color. Texture reasonably rough and receptacle restricted to tips of blades.
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