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Chlorophyta: Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Gonatozygon pilosum
var. echinatum Krieger
Genus: Two chloroplasts plate-like or slightly spiralled;
a nucleus centrally located between the chloroplasts; mostly unicells, filaments rare
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
cell body cylindrical
96-140 μm long,
5-(5.5-7.5) μm wide,
L/W = 15-20, cell wall with fine hairy projections, both ends not swelled
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Gonatozygon pilosum,
tape No. 0063, time code 0000,
cell body 80 μm long, 5.5 μm wide,
L/W = 14.5, cell wall with many short hairs, both ends slightly swelled, 2 chloroplasts present,
Hiroshima Pref., Japan, October 1998, by Y. Tsukii
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