Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae
Zygnema sp.
Genus: Filament without branching; cell body cylindrical; two chloroplasts star-shaped;
tubes formed (or cell body fused) at conjugation; zygospore spherical or broad ellipsoidal formed within female gametangium
(Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species:
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Zygnema Agardh,
cell body 51-58 μm long, 31 μm wide, L/W=1.6-1.9,
gelatinous coats 2.5 μm in thickness,
x 640, Nakano-numa park, Nakano, Oura town, Gunma Pref., Japan, February 18, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Nakano-numa park, Nakano, Oura town, Gunma Pref., Japan, February 18, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
Zygnema excompressum Transeau:
vegetative cells 32-80 μm long,
23-26 μm diam.,
2 chloroplasts in each cell
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