大石花菜是亞(ya)熱帶性海(hai)藻(zao),是北太平洋(yang)西部的特有種,國內主產于嵊山(shan)、普陀山(shan)、漁山(shan)、南麂(ji)、大漁,喜歡生(sheng)長在水質(zhi)清(qing)凈(jing)、潮流通暢、鹽(yan)度較高的海(hai)域,生(sheng)長在外(wai)海(hai)島嶼干潮線以下巖礁上,為(wei)多年生(sheng)海(hai)藻(zao)。
大石花菜藻體暗紫紅色,軟骨質,高12~18厘米,分枝3~4次(ci),較長(chang),對生(sheng)(sheng)或互生(sheng)(sheng),呈(cheng)復羽狀(zhuang)小枝(zhi)(zhi),囊果著生(sheng)(sheng)在分(fen)(fen)枝(zhi)(zhi)頂(ding)(ding)端(duan)(duan)(duan),它(ta)的每一個分(fen)(fen)枝(zhi)(zhi)的頂(ding)(ding)端(duan)(duan)(duan),都有一個頂(ding)(ding)端(duan)(duan)(duan)細胞(bao)。稾體分(fen)(fen)枝(zhi)(zhi)的生(sheng)(sheng)長(chang)就是通過頂(ding)(ding)端(duan)(duan)(duan)細胞(bao)的分(fen)(fen)裂并分(fen)(fen)化而(er)進行(xing)的。頂(ding)(ding)端(duan)(duan)(duan)細胞(bao)首(shou)先分(fen)(fen)生(sheng)(sheng)成中軸絲(si)細胞(bao),同時(shi)在頂(ding)(ding)端(duan)(duan)(duan)細胞(bao)后的一二個細胞(bao),它(ta)們經過分(fen)(fen)裂而(er)產生(sheng)(sheng)4個圍(wei)軸細胞。這些圍(wei)軸細胞呈四方形(xing)(xing)(xing)排列在母(mu)細胞周圍(wei),并經過不(bu)斷分(fen)(fen)(fen)裂和分(fen)(fen)(fen)化(hua)形(xing)(xing)(xing)成皮層(ceng)及髓部組織,藻(zao)體(ti)基(ji)部的皮層(ceng)再(zai)分(fen)(fen)(fen)裂形(xing)(xing)(xing)成假根,假根絲平行于中軸絲。
大石花菜的(de)繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)分(fen)為有性生殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)和無(wu)性繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)兩(liang)種,有性生殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)是通過雌雄配子(zi)(zi)體成(cheng)熟后,果(guo)胞受精(jing)形成(cheng)果(guo)孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)體,果(guo)孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)體成(cheng)熟后產(chan)生果(guo)孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)而(er)進(jin)行的(de);無(wu)性繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)則是通過四分(fen)孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)體產(chan)生四分(fen)孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)而(er)進(jin)行的(de)。這兩(liang)種繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)形式最終都是以孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)進(jin)行的(de),故稱為孢(bao)(bao)子(zi)(zi)繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),此外(wai),石花菜還可以進(jin)行特殊的(de)營(ying)養(yang)繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),分(fen)為匍匐枝繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)、假(jia)根繁(fan)殖(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)和藻體再生3種形式。