Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Oedogonium giganteum Kutz. Phyc. Germ. 200. 1845; Wittr. Nova Acta Soc. Sci. Upsal. III. 9 3 : 42. 1874.
Dioecious (?), macrandrous; oogonium 1, cylindric-obovoid, pore superior; oospore cylindric-ellipsoid or subellipsoid, nearly filling oogonium; sporewall in three layers, the outer and inner smooth, the middle with 25-30 longitudinal rows of pits; vegetative cell 30-50 by 60225 ju; suffultory cell 40-60 by 60-210 m; oogonium 53-69 by 67-106 /x; oospore 51-65 by 103 ju.
Type locality: Germany. Distribution: Iowa, Oklahoma.
- bibliographic citation
- Lewis Hanford Tiffany. 1937. OEDOGONIALES; OEDOGONIACEAE. North American flora. vol 11. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
