|  Species: Colonies of 2, 4, 8, 16 cells, enclosed by a fusiform gelatinous sheath; 
cell body elongated fusiform to slightly asymmmetric fusiform, narrowed into the pointed ends, 
20-35 μm long, 3-4 μm wide; 
chloroplasts a single, parietal, laminate, with one or two pyrenoids 
(Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, 15: 35, 1995). |