Genus: Colonies of 4 (or 2, 8, 16) cells attached side by side, arranged linearly or zigzag;
cell body elliptical or spindle or crescent in shape; terminal cells with spiny projections in many species;
cell wall usually smooth, but in some species granulated or dented or ridged
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Scenedesmus acutus f. antenniformis Uherkovich,
cell body μm long, μm wide,
x 400 ?, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
