Chlorophyceae:
Chlorococcales: Oocystaceae
Ankistrodesmus densus
Korschikoff
Genus: Colonies of 4-32 cells; cell body long crescent or spindle in shape, tapered at both ends;
cells attached with each other at the center of the body, paralleled or radially arranged;
no gelatinous sheath; a chloroplast; no pyrenoids; planktonic
(Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species:
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Monoraphidium;
Selenastrum;
Ankistrodesmus densus Korschikoff,
cell body 55 μm long, 2 μm wide, L/W=,
x 640, Sansaku-ike (a pond for walking), Mizumoto Park, Tokyo, Japan, October 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Sansaku-ike (a pond for walking), Mizumoto Park, Katshika-ku, Tokyo, Japan, October 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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