Phylum:Oomycota >> Class: Oomycetes >>  Order: Saprolegniales 
   
 
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 Scientific Name: Saprolegnia parasitica
 
   
   
 Author:

Saprolegnia parasitica Coker. Saprolegniaceae, p. 57, pl. 18. 1923.

   
 
 
 
 
 Description: Hyphae not stout; 20-30 μ in diameter. Gemmae abundant; clavate, pyriform or irregular; terminal; single or frequently catenulate; functioning as oogonia or zoosporangia. Zoosporangia abundant; cylindrical, clavate, straight, (80)-100-250-(500) × 20-30 μ; renewed by internal proliferation. Zoospore discharge saprolegnoid. Oogonia usualluy sparse, often formed only after prolonged period of time; terminal or lateral; clavate, pyriform or irregular; 40-80 × 60-100 μ. Oogonial wall unpitted, thin, smooth. Oospheres maturing. Oospores subcentric. Autheridial branches diclinous, often wrapping about the oogonium. Antheridial cell tubular or clavate, simple; laterally appressed. Antheridial cell not persistent.
 
 
 
 
 
 Specimens:

Collected many isolates in cooler water. (Dec. 2, 1974. Yang-ming Shan; river)

 
 
 
 Habitat: Soil and water
 
 
 
 Distribution:

Swiss, Taiwan

 
 
 
 References:

Coker WC. 1923.

   
   
   
 Provided:

T. S. Chiou and H. S. Chang

 
 
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