Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Oedogonium commune (Hirn) Tiff. Ohio Jour
Sci. 34:325. 1934.
Oedogonium nodulosum C. H. S. Phyc, Bor. Am. 74. 1895. Not 0. nodulosum Wittr. 1872. Oedogonium nodulosum var. commune Hirn, Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn. 27: 187. 1900.
Monoecious; oogonia 1 or 2, subobovoid-ellipsoid to ellipsoid (rarely globose-ellipsoid), with superior operculum; oospore globose to globose-ellipsoid, practically filling oogonium, its wall smooth and sometimes thick; antheridia 1 or 2, hypogynous or subepigynous, sperms 2, division horizontal; vegetative cell with two undulate constrictions, 22-29 by 35-140 /x; oogonium 64-74 by 70-90 ju; oospore 56-70 by 67-80 /*; antheridium 18-26 by 7-10 ju.
Type locality: Finland.
Distribution: Massachusetts, Wisconsin.
- bibliographic citation
- Lewis Hanford Tiffany. 1937. OEDOGONIALES; OEDOGONIACEAE. North American flora. vol 11. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
