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,
cell body 35 μm long, 35 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 12 μm wide,
x 640, No.4, Chigo-ike (marsh pond) at the top of Yakebitai mountain, Shiga highland (Oku-shiga highland), Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 9, 2006 by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No. 4, Chigo-ike marsh at the top of Yakebitai mountain, Shiga highland (Oku-shiga highland), Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 9, 2006 by Y. Tsukii