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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum sp.

Staurastrum 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:

Staurastrum sp., with three arms, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, Umi-no-nakamichi Seaside Park, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka Pref., Japan, October 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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