Species:
Trichome straight, without constriction at cell-cell junction, 8-9 μm wide;
cell body short, 2-4 μm long, L/W=1/4-1/2; granules absent along septum;
terminal cells semicircular (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Oscillatoria simplicissima Gomont ?,
cell body 5-10 μm long, 10 μm wide, L/W=0.5-1.0,
x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii