12. Mougeotia C.A. Agardh

(Fig. 4A–D)

Cylindrical zygospore with two wide apertures, often deformed by variable folds. Hyaline and laevigate thin wall. Diameter of apertures ca. 50–55 µm (x 52 µm). Ecological data: Mougeotia is found in water reservoirs and moist soils (Dias, 1983; Hooghiemstra, 1984; Joly, 2002) and common in acidic, stagnant freshwater environments (Franceschini et al., 2010).Ideal growth temperature appears to be 10 °C–15 °C (Van Geel & Van der Hammen, 1978).