 
 
Gamophyceae: 
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum dispar
Brébisson
|  Species: Cell body small in size, 25.8-32.8 μm long, 25.8-33.6 μm wide, 
isthmus 7-11 μm wide; semicells elliptical diamond- or spindle-shaped in side view, 
upper side of lateral margins more convex than lower ones; apical view triangular with concaved margins, 
each corner truncated; cell wall covered with granules arranging circularly aroung the corners 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977) | 
Staurastrum dispar Brébisson or S. alternans v. subalternans ?, 
cell body ?? μm long, 35 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 12 μm wide, 
x 640, No.3, Tanohara marsh, Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
No.3, Tanohara marsh, Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
Staurastrum dispar or S. varians f. truncata ?, 
cell body ?? μm long, 32 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus  μm wide, 
x 640, No.4, Tanohara marsh, Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
No.4, Tanohara marsh, Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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