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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum inflexum
Brébisson

Staurastrum Genus: Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal, ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Subgenus: with arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species:

Staurastrum inflexum Brébisson (Section Processiformes), cell body μm long, 40 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, x 640, Omotsubo marsh (omotubo marsh, Suzuran-no-sono), Tetta-cho, Okayama Pref., Japan, November 22, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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