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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Euastrum crassum
(Brébisson) Kützing var. crassum

Euastrum crassum Subgenus: Entomum (Apical area deeply indented or notched)
Section: Incisa (Cell surface smooth; apical area without spiny projections)
Species: Cell body large, (158-162)-205 μm long, (81-84)-106 μm wide, L/W=2, isthmus (25-26)-30 μm wide; semicells rectangular in shape, each consisting of 3 lobes; lateral lobes large, elongate rectangular, slightly concaved; cell wall covered with small pores (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Euastrum crassum (Brébisson) Kützing var. crassum, cell body 158 μm long, 78 μm wide, L/W=2.0, isthmus 23 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Shibu-ike (pond), Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 19, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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Cell body 152 μm long, 74 μm wide, L/W=2.1, isthmus 23 μm wide, x 400, x 640
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Cell body 168 μm long, 83 μm wide, L/W=2.0, isthmus 23 μm wide, x 640
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Cell body 174 μm long, 83 μm wide, L/W=2.1, isthmus 23 μm wide, x 400, x 640
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Cell body 174 μm long, 84 μm wide, L/W=2.1, isthmus 24 ? μm wide, x 640
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