Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Cosmarium globosum
Bulnheim var. globosum
= Actinotaenium globosum (Bulnheim) Teiling ?
Species [ var. globosum ]: Cell body small in size, slightly constricted at the center,
30-39 μm long, 20-28 μ wide, L/W=1.5,
isthmus 19-26 μm wide; outline of semicells 2/3 of circle, apex rounded; cell wall dotted.
[ var. wollei ]: Constriction stronger than that of var. globosum, 38.5-(42-43) μm long,
24-(33-39) μm wide, L/W < 1.5, isthmus 21-(31-37) μm wide,
cell wall covered with small pores.
[ var. subaltum ]: Longer than var. globosum, 31 μm long, 20 μm wide,
isthmus 17 μm wide; cellwall dotted.
[ var. minus ]: Smaller than var. globosum, 17-(21-22.5) μm long,
13-(15.4)-18 μm wide, isthmus 9.5-(9.8)-15 μm wide.
[ f. minor ]:
16.8-27.4 μm long, 10.6-16.7 μm wide
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Cosmarium globosum Bulnheim var. globosum ?,
cell body 31 μm long, 19 μm wide, L/W=1.6, isthmus 17 μm wide,
x 640, No.6, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, April 15, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium globosum Bulnheim var. globosum ?,
cell body 28.5 μm long, 17 μm wide, L/W=1.7, isthmus 15 μm wide,
x 640, No.6, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, April 15, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.6, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, April 15, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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