Two panels of a herbarium sheet featuring pressed seaweed specimens.
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The image shows two panels of a herbarium sheet featuring pressed seaweed specimens. **Left Panel:** A large, reddish-purple seaweed specimen dominates the left side. It has a feathery, branching structure with numerous thin, thread-like strands. The specimen is pressed flat against the paper, and its color is a muted, reddish-purple. A number 'No. 70' is printed in the upper center of the panel. **Right Panel:** This panel displays several smaller seaweed specimens and illustrations. There's a long, dark brown seaweed specimen that is pressed vertically. Above it is a delicate, illustrated drawing of a seaweed with a fern-like structure. Below that is another illustrated drawing of a star-shaped seaweed. At the bottom is a smaller, pressed seaweed specimen with a branching structure. Each specimen or illustration is labeled with a number: 'No. 17', 'No. 39', 'No. 146', and 'No. 185'. The background is a cream-colored paper, typical of herbarium sheets. The overall impression is that of a historical botanical collection, with carefully preserved and documented seaweed specimens.


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