Blastocladia globosa Kanouse 1927

Blastocladia globosa Kanouse, Am. Jour. Bot. 14: 298. 1927
Plant-body subglobose, 150-180 by 150-350 n, attached by stout rhizoids, rarely with s^iort stout branches with swollen ends; hairlike filaments present at times; wall thick, brittle, laminate; sporangia sessile at any point on the swollen body and on the branches, 20-60 by 75-150 /j.; spores normally uniciliate (Cotner), 12— 14 #; resting bodies subpyriform, of usual structure and behavior; "antheridial branches" reported but need confirmation.
Type locality: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Habitat: On decaying submerged crabapple and Crataegus in shallow pool in greenhouse. Botanical Garden.
Distribution: Known only from the type locality.