Genus: Spherical or ellipsoidal colony composed of 2-50 ovoid cells arranged radially;
cell body usually covered by short bristles; two chloroplasts lateral; no stigma;
longitudinal cell division; fresh water (Kudo, 1966).
Species:
Synura sphagnicola (Korshikov) Korshikov 1929 ?,
cell body 15 μm long, 7 μm wide, L/W=2.1, flagella about 20 μm long,
x 640, Shirahata-Numa, Urawa, Saitama Pref., Japan, November 20, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640