Chlorophyceae:
Oedogoniales: Oedogoniaceae
Oedogonium undulatum
(Brébisson) A. Braun
Order & Family:
Filamentous algae; cell division occurs near septum and adds "apical cap"
(folded structure near the septum) ; cell body cylindrical, laterally straight or wavy or
swell at one end of the cell body ("capitellate") in some species;
chloroplasts reticulated with many pyrenoids;
asexual reproduction by zoospore; sexual reproduction by fertilization by egg and sperm;
monoecious or dioecious.
Genus: linear filament without branching
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
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Oedogonium undulatum (Brébisson) A. Braun,
cell body 55-70 μm long, 12-14 μm wide, L/W=,
x 200, x 400, x 640, Aka-ike (pond), Madarao highland (Niigata & Nagano Pref.), Myoko city (formerly Myoko village), Niigata Pref., Japan, June 17, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
Images of collecting locality:
Aka-ike (pond), Madarao highland (Niigata & Nagano Pref.), Myoko city (formerly Myoko village), Niigata Pref., Japan, June 17, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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