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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

 Closterium praelongum
Brébisson var. praelongum

Closterium praelongum Species [var. praelongum]: Cell body 380-885 μm long, 11-26 μm, L/W = 22-24; slightly curved but straight at the center, tapered at both ends; curveture reversed at both ends, cell wall finely striated.
[var. brevius Nordstedt ]: Cell body shorter than v. praelongum, 198-360 μm long, 13-24 μm, L/W = 10-22.
[var. porosum (Gutwinski) Krieger ]: Cell body 120-557 μm long, 18-24 μm, L/W = 10-22; cellwall finely dotted, (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-Water Algae, 1977).

Closterium praelongum (?), cell body 673 μm long, 19 μm wide, L/W = 35, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
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C. praelongum T. West: 390-(430-580)-800 μm long, 4-(5-7)-8 μm wide, L/W = 73-135; cell body very long, slightly curved, tapered at both termini; cell wall transparent, lack bands (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

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