Chlorophyceae:
Chlorococcales: Oocystaceae
Selenastrum sp.
Genus: Colonies of 4, 8 or 16 cells; planktonic; body crescent in shape; tapered at both ends;
cells attached to each other at dorsal surface; a chloroplast curved plate-like, with a
pyrenoid
(Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species:
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Kirchneriella;
Ankistrodesmus;
Selenodictyum;
Selenastrum sp.,
cell body 33 μm long, 3 μm wide, both ends tapered,
x 400, x 640, Karasu-ga-mori koen, Nishinasuno-machi, Tochigi Pref., Japan, January 2001 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Selenastrum, x 400, x 640,
Karasugamori, Nasu-shiobara city (formerly Kuroiso city), Tochigi Pref., 2001, by Y. Tsukii
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