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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum pseudosebaldi
Wille

Staurastrum pseudosebaldi Genus: Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal, ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Subgenus: with arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species:

Staurastrum pseudosebaldi Wille (or S. gracile Ralfs var. gracile ?), cell body 32 μm long, 47 μm wide (including arms), isthmus 9 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Imou bog, Toyohashi city, Aichi Pref., Japan, September 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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