Oedogonium sp.

A filamentous green alga at Cotter River, ACT

Oedogonium sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 24 Sep 2016
Oedogonium sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 24 Sep 2016
Oedogonium sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 24 Sep 2016
Oedogonium sp. at Cotter River, ACT - 24 Sep 2016
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Identification history

Oedogonium sp. 25 Oct 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Oedogonium sp. 2 Oct 2016 KenT

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Growing in an often dry drainage area adjacent to road. Cell width is around 8 µm, microscope images were made with 10x, 40x & 60x objectives.

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   26 Oct 2016
Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium says "3360611 is indeed a species of Oedogonium, in the special group with the war mace oogonia and oospores, and appears to be close to Oe. itzigsohnii. See Entwisle et al. (2007) page 51."

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