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Chlorophyta: Charophyceae

Chaetosphaeridium globosum
(Nordstedt) Klebahn var. globosum

Chaetosphaeridium globosum Genus: Unicellular, solitary or gregarious; cells flask-shaped composed of globose basal portion and a narrow cylindrical gelatinous sheath, with a long fine seta extending from the cell through the sheath (Photomicrog. Fresh-w. Alg. 4, 1985).
Species: Cells 10-20 μm in diameter at the base (Photomicrog. Fresh-w. Alg. 4, 1985).

Chaetosphaeridium globosum, basal portion 11 μm diam., cylindrical sheath 15 μm long, seta 100 (or more) μm long, x 400, Japan, 1997 by Y. Tsukii
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Chaetosphaeridium Chaetosphaeridium
C. globosum (Nordstedt) Klebahn: Cells 10-20 μm in diameter at the base (Photomicrog. Fresh-w. Alg. 4, 1985).

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