Gamophyceae:
Desmidales: Desmidiaceae
(Charophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae)
Micrasterias truncata
(Corda) Brébisson var. truncata
Genus:
Cell body flat, large, variable in shape, longer than wide; strong constriction at center;
each semicell with several notches; cell wall with many short spines
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
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Micrasterias truncata (Corda) Brébisson var. truncata,
cell body 117 μm long, 100 μm wide, L/W=1.2, isthmus 22 μm wide,
x 640, Hyoutan-ike (gourd pond), Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Hyoutan-ike (gourd pond), Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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