Genus: Spherical or ellipsoidal colony composed of 2-50 ovoid cells arranged radially;
cell body usually covered by short bristles; two chloroplasts lateral; no stigma;
longitudinal cell division; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
Synura sphagnicola (Korshikov) Korshikov 1929 ?,
cell body 15 μm long, 8 μm wide,
flagellum about 25 μm long,
x 400, x 640, Watarase-Yusuichi, Fujioka town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, May 2001 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cells flattened by pressing with coverglass