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Taxonomic descriptions of two new Sphaeroplea species, S. fragilis and S. robusta, are presented in which new, light microscopic characters for the Sphaeropleaceae are introduced. Ultrastructural studies of mitosis in antheridia of S. robusta revealed the production of (1) a centric, closed spindle with polar fenestrae, (2) indistinct kinetochores, and (3) perinuclear endoplasmic reticulum. These mitotic features ally Sphaeroplea with most chlorococcalean algae. Mitosis in antheridia of S. robusta is further characterized by the production of an extra-nuclear band of microtubules. This band appears to represent the precursor of a multistranded flagellar root that may function in facilitating centriolar movement. Ultrastructural studies of male gametes in Sphaeroplea show that most species possess a modification of the distal fiber termed an apical cone. In contrast, the distal fiber in male gametes of the sister genus Atractomorpha is unmodified. 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