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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Rivulariaceae

 Homoeothrix sp.

Family: Trichome (filamentous structure) tapered from base to tail
Genus: Genus: Heterocysts absent; one trichome within a sheath; coenobium absent (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Homoeothrix sp., cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, Kabuto-yama sizen-kansatsu ike (pond), Kabuto-yama, c city, Hyogo Pref., Japan, September 10, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Homoeothrix: Heterocysts absent (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

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