Species [var. cynthia]:
Cell body small, strongly curved, inner side concaved or straight at the centeral region,
73-180 μm long, 11-22 μm wide, L/W=8-10;
cell wall brownish in color, finely striated (10-11 striae/10 μm); 3-5 pyrenoids in each semicell;
[var. jenneri]:
Cell body small, inner side concaved or straight at the centeral region,
43-(64-98)-110 μm long, 7-(8-11)-18 μm wide,
cell wall smooth, transparent or brownish in color
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
[var. curvatisssimum]:
Strongly curved, central region nearly straight or slightly concave, tapered toward ends, both ends rounded,
88-137 μm long, 13-19 μm wide, L/W=6.5-9;
cell wall lined (about 9 lines/10 μm); 5-6 pyrenoids in each semicell
(Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol.10, 1989).
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