Genus:
Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal,
ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Subgenus: with arm-like projections
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species:
Staurastrum johnsonii W. et G.S. West,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, Water reservoir, near Teruoka pasture, Nabekura highland, Iiyama city, Nagano Pref., October 19, 2008, by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Water reservoir, near Teruoka pasture, Nabekura highland, Iiyama city, Nagano Pref., October 19, 2008, by Y. Tsukii