Species [ var. depressum ]:
Cell body small in size, wider than length, 33-50 μm long, (36.5-47.5)-50 μm wide,
isthmus 10-15 μm wide; semicells depressed ellipsoid, with slightly flattened apex, side view circular,
apical view elliptical, with a single pyrenoid. [ var. minor W. et G.S. West ]: Cell body smaller than var. depressum, 21-28 μm long, 21-25.3 μm wide, isthmus 4.3-8.4 μm wide; semicells elliptical diamond-shaped. [ var. achondrum (Boldt) W. et G.S. West ]: Cell body 36-51 μm long, 40-52 μm wide, L/W=1.0; isthmus 11-17 μm wide; semicells hexagonal ellipsoid, apex broad, flattened (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Aka-ike (pond), Madarao highland (Niigata & Nagano Pref.), Myoko city (formerly Myoko village), Niigata Pref., Japan, June 17, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
