|  Species: cell body medium in size, slightly shorter than its width, bay closed, 
41-43 μm long, (35)-38 μm wide, isthmus (11.5)-14 μm wide; 
semicells pyramidal in shape with truncated apex, basal corners rounded, lateral margins slightly convex; 
cell wall covered with many granules arranging radially at periphery of the semicells, central region smooth  
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |