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Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. 1843

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Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz., Phycol. General. 157 (1843)
Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. 1843

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Uncertain
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New Zealand
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Kütz.
Gruith.
(Gruith.) Kütz.
Kützing, F.T. (ed) 1843: Phycologia Generalis. F.A. Brockhaus.
1843
157
ICN
Conferva ferax Gruith. 1821
species
Saprolegnia ferax

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Chromista
Oomycota
Oomycetes
Saprolegniales
Saprolegniaceae
Saprolegnia
ferax

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Golubeva, O.G.; Stephenson, S.L. 2003: Zoosporic fungi from subantarctic Campbell Island. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(2): 319-324.

Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. 1843

Campbell Island: VOUCHER SPECIMEN: LE 221998. COLLECTION SITE: Stream 6.
DESCRIPTION: Hyphae branched, 20-70 µm in diam. Gemmae numerous, irregular in form, intercalary or terminal. Zoosporangia numerous, thread-like, straight or curved, 500 x 20-70 µm, internally proliferated. Cysts 9-14 µm in diam. Oogonia numerous, spherical, ovoid, club-shaped, 50- 100 µm in diam., terminal or intercalary, wall with numerous pores. Antheridia monoclinal, 1-3 per oogonium, antheridial cell tubular, sometimes branched. Oospores centric or subcentric, 10-20 per oogonium, 20-30 µm in diam.
COMMENTS: This species is a saprotroph found on animal and plant debris in freshwater habitats and soil, but it also occurs as a parasite on fish, reptiles, aquatic insects, and other invertebrates. Saprolegnia ferax is a very common and widely distributed species and has been recorded from all continents.

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Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. 1843
Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. (1843)
Golubeva, O.G.; Stephenson, S.L. (2003)
Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. 1843
Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. (1843)
Kützing, F.T. (1843)
Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. 1843
Saprolegnia ferax (Gruith.) Kütz. (1843)
Pennycook, S.R.; Galloway, D.J. (2004)

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1 January 2001
10 May 2011
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