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Chlorophyta: Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum sp.

Family: Unicells or cells loosely attached to form hyphae; cell body varied in shape, a constriction at the center in most species; cell walls consisting of two or more parts, with small pores and various ornaments (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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)


Staurastrum sp., tape No. 0040, time code 0828, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima city, Hiroshima Pref. Japan, September 28, 1998 by Y. Tsukii


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