1871 W. A. Leighton Lichen-Flora 126Laciniæ..undulate, and spermogoniferous towards the centre.
1875 M. C. Cooke Fungi 200The fungus never got beyond the spermogonoid stage.
1891 Cent. Dict. ,Spermogonous,..having the character of spermogonia or spermogones.