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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae

 Mougeotia parvula
Hassall

Mougeotia Genus: Filamentous algae without branching; a single plate-like chloroplast in each cell (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Cell body 30-140 μm long, 8-13 μm wide; 4-8 pyrenoids in each cell; zygotes spherical, 13-25 μm diam. (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Mougeotia parvula Hassall ?, cell body 140-145 μm long, 9 μm wide, L/W=15.6-16.1, x 400, x 640, Yacho-no-mori marsh (near road sign No. 4), Sukawa highland, Kurikoma mountain, Higashi-naruse village, Akita Pref., Japan, July 24, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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Mougeotia Mougeotia

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