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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum asteroideum
W. et G.S. West

Staurastrum asteroideum 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 asteroideum W. et G.S. West var. ??? , cell body μm long, 36 μm wide, isthmus μm wide, x 400, x 640, Imou bog, Toyohashi city, Aichi Pref., Japan, September 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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