Species: Cell body small in size, 50-56 μm long, 22-23 μm wide, L/W=2-2.5,
slightly constricted at the center; semicells elongate ellipsoidal in shape, cell wall smooth;
chloroplast laminae ridged and radially arranged
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species -->>C. cucurbita;Cosmarium oblongum Bennett,
cell body 44 μm long, 21 μm wide, L/W=2.1, isthmus 18 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
Cell body 43 μm long, 21 μm wide, L/W=2-2.5, isthmus 18 μm wide, 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