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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria brevis
(Kützing) Gomont

Oscillatoria brevis Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Trichome straight, without constriction at cell-cell junction, tapering at both ends, 4-6.5 μm wide; cell body short, 1.5-3 μm long (1/3-1/2 of its width); granules present along septum (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Oscillatoria brevis (Kützing) Gomont ?, cell body 2.5-5.0 μm long, 5 μm wide, L/W=0.5-1.0, x 640, Kodai-hasu-no-sato park (Ancient lotus park), Gyoda city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Oscillatoria

Images of collecting locality: Kodai-hasu-no-sato park (Ancient lotus park), Gyoda city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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