Genus:
Cell body flat, large, variable in shape, longer than wide; strong constriction at center;
each semicell with several notches; cell wall with many short spines
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
Micrasterias truncata (Corda) Brébisson var. truncata,
cell body 105 μm long, 100 μm wide (L/W=1.1), isthmus 20 μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Tanohara marsh, Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, September 26, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640