Genus: Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal, ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977) Subgenus: with arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977) Species [var. iotanum]: Cell body with 3 arm-like projections, 11 μm long (excluding arms), 18-22 μm long (including arms), 9.8 μm wide (excluding arms), 18-22 μm wide (including arms), isthmus 4-5 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)

31 μm 63 μm 94 μm; x 640

Images of collecting locality: Shimo-no-koike (pond), Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2006 by Y. Tsukii