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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Crucigenia tetrapedia
(Kirchner) W. et G.S. West

Crucigenia Genus: Arrangement of 4 daughter cells flat and rectangular in shape, forming composite coenobium; without gelatinous sheaths, no hairly projections (Illustrations of the Japanese Freshwater Algae, 1977).
Species: Colonies of 4 cells; cell body triangular in shape, 4-10 μm wide; a single chloroplast plate-like, with a pyrenoid (Illustrations of the Japanese Freshwater Algae, 1977).


Crucigenia tetrapedia (Kirchner) W. et G.S. West, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, Higusa-numa (swamp), Miyakawa, Hikari town, Chiba Pref., Japan, September 2003 by Y. Tsukii
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