Phylum:Oomycota >> Class: Oomycetes >> Order: Saprolegniales | ||||
BCRC Number: | NO BCRC Number! | |||
Scientific Name: | Geolegnia inflata | |||
Author: | Geolegnia inflata Coker and Harvey. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 41: 135. 1925. |
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Description: | Mycelium of very limited growth, forming a dense, opaque mat; hyphae slender, 5-17 μ thick. Spores, 15-17.5 μ by 16-22, in a single row; without any motile stage; escaping by decaying thin-walled sporangium. Oogonia abundant, 12.5-17.5 μ in diameter. Antheridia present and androgynous. Oospheres maturing; oospore one in number, eccentric. | |||
Specimens: | Collected once on hempseed from soil samples. (Dec. 2, 1974.Yang-Ming Shan; citrus soil) |
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Habitat: | Soil and water | |||
Distribution: | N Carolina |
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References: | Sparrow FK Jr. 1960; Ziegler AW. 1958. |
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Provided: | T. S. Chiou and H. S. Chang |
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Note: | G. inflata is characterized by granular ooplast and plerotic oogonium. | |||