Oedogonium stellatum

Oedogonium stellatum Wittr. Oefv. Sv. Vet.-Akad
Fdrh. 27: 129. 1870.
? Oedogonium spinospermum Reinsch, Contr. Alg. Fung. 1: 81. 1875.
Dioecious, nannandrous, gynandrosporous ; oogonia 1—3, obovoid-globose, pore superior; oospore globose, quite filling oogonium; outer sporewall with 4—7 somewhat spirally arranged ribs, appearing definitely dentate on the margin, sometimes anastomosate; androsporangia 1-3, usually subepigynous ; basal cell elongate; terminal cell slender, subhyaline, apically obtuse; dwarf male suberect, on suffultory cell; antheridia 1 or 2; vegetative cell 15-35 by 40225 fi; oogonium 51-64 by 56-70 /t; oospore (with ribs) 50-58 by 50-58 m; androsporangium 14-19 by 13-20 fi; dwarf male stipe 1 1-13 by 45-52 n; antheridium 6-9 by 8-13 ,u.
Type locality: Sweden. Distribution: Alabama, Florida.