A new freshwater species of Achlya from Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina

Authors
Citation
Mm. Steciow, A new freshwater species of Achlya from Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, NZ J BOTANY, 39(2), 2001, pp. 277-283
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF BOTANY
ISSN journal
0028825X → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
277 - 283
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-825X(200106)39:2<277:ANFSOA>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Achlya ambispora sp. nov. occurring on litter (floating dead leaves and twi gs) in Las Cotorras stream, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, is descri bed and illustrated and compared with similar species. The species produces principally androgynous and monoclinous, rarely diclinous antheridial bran ches; oogonial wall and oospores are distinctly yellowish at maturity and d iffer from other species in having also 1-6(-22) centric-subcentric oospore s, in oogonia sometimes apiculate, that are frequently intercalary or proli ferate in chains.