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Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae

 Cyanosarcina sp.

Cyanosarcina Order & Family: Floating unicells or a colony embedded in a matrix; no differentiation of apical and base structures; only one family.
Genus: Unicells or a colony of spherical cells covered with a distinct sheath (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Cyanosarcina sp.(or Myxosarcina ?), cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, Chiba-Minato Park, Chiba City, Chiba Pref., Japan, July 2003 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cyanosarcina Cyanosarcina

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