Photo of cluster of Halosaccion individuals taken at Botany Beach. Height of cluster approximately 4 cm. Although H. glandiforme is among the division Rhodophyta, the red algae, it is generally brownish yellow, though it can also be a purplish-red color

Microscopic view of cell surfaces of H. glandiformeShows the distribution of cells on the inner surface of the "sac" structure that comprises the bulk of the thallus of an individual H. glandiforme