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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum brachiatum
Ralfs

Staurastrum brachiatum Subgenus: With arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species: Cell body 25-36 μm long, 25-36 μm wide (including spines), isthmus 8.4-9.7 μm wide; constriction medium, bay-opening large; (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Similar species -- >> Tetraedron limneticum;

Staurastrum brachiatum Ralfs, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, x 640, Ushidome-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city, Nagano Pref., Japan, November 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum brachiatum Staurastrum brachiatum Staurastrum brachiatum

Images of collecting locality: Ushidome-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city, Nagano Pref., Japan, November 4, 2007 by Y. Tsukii

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