Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Oedogonium obesum (Wittr.) Hirn, Acta Soc
Sci. Fenn. 27: 166. 1900.
Oedogonium pyrulum var. obesum Wittr. Oefv. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Forh. 33 6 : 44, 1876.
Monoecious; oogonia 1 or 2, obovoid-globose, operculate, division superior; oospore globose, not quite filling oogonium; sporewall smooth, often thick; anther dia 1 or 2, subepigynous or more rarely subhypogynous; sperms 2, division horizontal; vegetative cell 12-16 by 35-75 fi; oogonium 40-43 by 38-44 m; oospore 33-35 by 33-35 n; antheridium 11-14 by 10-15 ii.
Type locality: Austria.
Distribution: Massachusetts; Puerto Rico.
- bibliographic citation
- Lewis Hanford Tiffany. 1937. OEDOGONIALES; OEDOGONIACEAE. North American flora. vol 11. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
