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Chlorophyta: Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium

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: Unicellular; variable in shape; a constriction at the center of the cell body; mostly longer than wide; flattened; each semicell hemispherical, spherical, ellipsoidal, rectangular, pyramidal or kidney-shaped; no apical indentation (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

C. maculatum
2 clips
μm
Higashi-hiroshima
Hiroshima, 1998

C. formosulum
1 clip
μm
Tokyo, 199?

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