 
 
Gamophyceae: 
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Cosmarium pyramidatum
Brébisson in Ralfs
|  Species: 
Cell body 58-(64.5-95)-100 μm long, (42-56)-62 μm wide, 
isthmus (14-19)-20 μm wide, L/W=1.5; semicells pyramidal in shape, with 
flattened apex, basal corner rounded, side and apical view elliptical; cell wall dotted 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). | 
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	C. pseudopyramidatum; 
Cosmarium pyramidatum Brébisson in Ralfs, 
cell body 84 μm long, 48 μm wide, isthums 25 μm wide, 
x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Tsukiyono town, Gunma Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
Cosmarium pyramidatum Brébisson in Ralfs, 
cell body 83 μm long, 46 μm wide, isthmus 27 μm wide, 
x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Tsukiyono town, Gunma Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
Cosmarium pyramidatum Brébisson in Ralfs, 
cell body 77 μm long, 42 μm wide, isthmus  μm wide, 
x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Tsukiyono town, Gunma Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
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