MORPHOLOGY. 



forms two spermatozoids (sometimes only one) which are of the same form as 

 the zoogonidia but smaller, and yellowish instead of green. In some species 



a motile body intermedi- 

 ate in size and color be- 

 tween the spermatozoids 

 and zoogonidia is first 

 formed, which after 

 swimming around comes 

 to rest on the oogonium, 

 or near it, and develops 

 what is called a "dwarf 

 male pl?nt " from which 

 the real spermatozoid is 

 produced. 



Fig. 148. 1Q n rp, 



Portion of thread of oedo- 

 gonium showing upper half oogonia are formed di- 

 of egg open, and a sperma- , , f , ., 

 tozoid ready to enter. (After rectly trom one of the 



Klebahn). vegetative cells. Inmost 



species this cell first enlarges in diameter, so that it is easily detected. The 

 protoplasm inside is the egg cell. The oogonium wall opens, a bit of the 

 protoplasm is emitted, and the spermatozoid then enters and fertilizes it 

 (fig 148). Now a hard brown wall is formed around it, and, just as in spirogyra 



Fig. 147. 

 Portion of thread 

 o f cedogonium 

 showing antheridia 



Fig. 149- 



Male nucleus just entering 

 egg at left side. 



Fig. 150. Fig. 151. 



Male nucleus fusing with The two nuclei fused, and 

 fertilization complete. 



female nucleus. 

 Figs. 149-151. Fertilization in oedogonium. (After Klebahn). 



and vaucheria, it passes through a resting period. At the time of germinatior 

 it does not produce the thread-like plant again directly, but first forms foui 

 zoospores exactly like the zoogonidia (fig. 152). These zoospores ther 

 germinate and form the plant. 



319. (Edogonium compared with spirogyra. Now if we compare cedo- 

 gonium with spirogyra, as we did in the case of vaucheria, we find here also 

 that there is an advance upon the simple condition which exists in spiro- 

 gyra. Growth and division of the thread is limited to certain portions. The 

 sexual organs are differentiated. They usually differ in form and size from 

 the vegetative cells, though the oogonium is simply a changed vegetative 



