Oedogoniaceae
Family of algae
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The Oedogoniales are an order of filamentous freshwater green algae of the class Chlorophyceae.[2] The order is well-defined and has several unique features, including asexual reproduction with zoospores that possess stephanokont flagella: numerous short flagella arranged in a subapical whorl.[2] The Oedogoniales have a highly specialized type of oogamy, and an elaborate method of cell division which results in the accumulation of apical caps.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Chlorophyceae |
| Order: | Oedogoniales Heering |
| Family: | Oedogoniaceae de Bary ex Hirn |
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The order comprises one family, Oedogoniaceae, with four extant genera and one fossil genus.[1] Some common features among these genera may be obscure. The hairs of Bulbochaete and the heterotrichous system Oedocladium are similar to Chaetophorales, with which they may share a distant relationship.[4] Of the genus Oedogonium there are over 330 species, about 70 species of Bulbochaete, and 10 species of Oedocladium. More than half of these species are known to North America.[5] Many of the species are used by aquarium owners.[citation needed]
Members of the order usually inhabit still waters such as lakes and ponds, rather than rivers and streams.[2] The oedogoniales include free-living and epiphytic members on other algae or freshwater angiosperms.[2]
