Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Oedogonium abbreviatum (Hirn) Tiff. Ohio Jour. Sci
34:325. 1934.
Oedogonium Pringsheimii var. abbreviatum Hirn, Acta Soc, Sci. Fenn. 27: 173. 1900. Oedogonium Pringsheimii var. brevius Jao, Papers Mich. Acad. 20: 61. 1935.
Dioecious, maerandrous ; oogonia 1-3, obovoidglobose to depressed-globose, operculate, division superior; oospore similar to oogonium in shape, its wall smooth; antheridia 1-6, often alternating with vegetative cell; sperms 2, division horizontal; basal cell elongate; upper cells of filament usually shorter than lower ones; vegetative cell 10-22 by 15-50 p ; oogonium 28-37 by 26-38 fx oospore 26-34 by 24-35 /*; antheridium 9-16 by 5-10 /a.
Type locality: Brazil.
Distribution: Massachusetts, Indiana, Oklahoma; Puerto Rico.
- bibliographic citation
- Lewis Hanford Tiffany. 1937. OEDOGONIALES; OEDOGONIACEAE. North American flora. vol 11. New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
