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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum teliferum
Ralfs

Staurastrum teliferum 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: lacks arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species:
Similar species -- >> S. subteliferum;

Staurastrum teliferum Ralfs, cell body 37 μm long, 33 μm wide (excluding spines), L/W=1.1, isthmus 14 μm wide, spiny projections up to 5 μm long, x 640, Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 12, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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