 
 
|  Genus: Colonies spherical, with inner empty space; cells attached to each other by a protrusion of 
cell wall, arranged in a single layer; cell body mostly spherical with some conical or grobular 
bulges; chloroplasts cup-shaped with a pyrenoid; reproduction by asexual coenobium 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). Species: 
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 50 μm
 50 μm
 100 μm
 100 μm
 150 μm; x 400 :
 150 μm; x 400 : 
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
