Endophyton ramosum Gardner

from Setchell and Gardner 1920b

Illustrations:

Abbott and Hollenberg 1976, p. 62, fig. 14 (habit); Gardner 1909, pl. 14, fig. 3 (x-section, endophytic habit in Mazzaella), fig. 4 (plant, free from host, showing branching pattern).; O'Kelly 1982a, p. 250, fig. 1 (photo: habit of infected host), p. 251, figs. 2–5 (photos: endophytic filaments), p. 252, fig. 10 (zoospores and anisogametes), p. 254, figs. 12–20 (photos: reproductive cells)

Pacific Coast Distribution:

west coast of Vancouver I., British Columbia (Botany Beach; Port Renfrew, Vancouver I., British Columbia (O'Kelly 1982a, p. 249); Clallam Co., Wash. (near Sekiu: R. Norris and West 1966, p. 176; Makah Bay and Cape Alava: O'Kelly 1982a, p. 249); San Juan I., Wash.: O'Kelly 1982a, p. 249); Oregon: Cape Arago, Coos Co. and Brookings, Curry Co. (Doty 1947, p. 7); Trinidad, Humboldt Co., Calif. (Dawson 1965a, p. 6); Bodega Head, Sonoma Co., Calif. (Johansen 1966a, p. 84); San Francisco, Calif. (Gardner 1909, p. 372); San Francisco Bay, Calif. (Silva 1979, p. 341); Monterey Peninsula, Calif. (Smith 1944, p. 36); San Luis Obispo Co. (Breaker Pt. and Piedras Blancas: Silva 1948: 13; Diablo Cove: Sparling 1971, p. 236); Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., Calif. (Hollenberg 1971b, p. 281)

Taxonomy:

Leonardi et al. 1997; O'Kelly 1982a; O'Kelly 1980, pp. 11, 273

Life History:

in some isolates, an alternation of isomorphic phases, with quadriflagellate zoospores and biflagellate anisogametes; in other isolates, recycling of sporophyte by neutral zoospores (O'Kelly 1982a)

Ultrastructure:

Leonardi et al. 1997

Physiology:

O'Kelly 1982b, p. 134.