Genus: Filament without branching; cell body cylindrical; each cell wall consists of two parts with "H" structure
overlapping at the midregion; chloroplasts many, disc-shaped, without pyrenoids
(Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species: Filaments with a slight constriction at cell-cell junction; cell body cylindrical, slightly swelled at the
center, 10-13 μm long ,4-5 μm wide, L/W=1.5-2-(3);
chloroplasts 2 or 3 in number, plate-like
(Illustrations of the Japanese Freshwater Algae, 1977).
Filaments 4-6 μm wide; cell body up to 2 times longer than its width
(Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa 3, Xanthophyceae 1, 1978).
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