Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Cosmarium sportella
Brébisson var. sportella
Genus: Unicellular; variable in shape; a constriction at the center of the cell body;
mostly longer than wide; flattened; each semicell hemispherical, spherical, ellipsoidal,
rectangular, pyramidal or kidney-shaped; no apical indentation
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species (var. sportella):
Cell body 34-42-45 μm long, 30-42-45 μm wide,
isthmus 10-13-14.5 μm wide, large granules present at the center of the semicells;
apex flat; (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Cosmarium sportella Brébisson var. sportella (or C. botrytis ?),
cell body 37 μm long, 31 μm wide, isthmus 10 μm wide,
x 640, rice field, Yasuji-kawa, Sawara city, Chiba Pref., Japan, October 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
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94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium botrytis var. subtumidum Wittrock:
Cell body 52-(56)-80 μm long, 43-(51)-65 μm wide,
isthmus 10-(14)-15 μm wide,
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
* Cosmarium sportella Brébisson var. subnudum:
Cell body (42)-51 μm long, (33.6)-41 μm wide,
isthmus 11-(14.5) μm wide, apex slightly depressed;
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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