Species:
Trichome straight, without constriction at cell-cell junction, 8-9 μm wide;
cell body short, 2-4 μm long, L/W=1/4-1/2; granules absent along septum;
terminal cells semicircular (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Oscillatoria simplicissima Gomont ?,
cell body 3-6 μm long, 10 μm wide, L/W=,
x 640, Demaru-nakago (near Shimo-Oyashiki), Kawajima (Kawashima) town, Saitama Pref., March 21, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640