Oedogonium (unidentified), (unidentified Oedogonium filamentous green algae)


21 Aug 2009 at OSGR: SU36 in Berks, England

Record Summaryblanket weed in shady garden pond
Found as
Date21 August 2009
Habitat featuregarden pond
OS grid refOSGR: SU36
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland

Notes:

Somewhat minimalist chloroplasts, presumably due to shadiness of habitat.

A band of ridges near the end of some cells.

Kept in a jar on a sunny windowsill for a couple of weeks (9 Sept) to see if it coloured up, and it did a little bit.

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