Chlorophyceae:
Chlorococcales: Dictyosphaeriaceae
(formerly Xanthophyceae: Mischococcales: Chlorobotrydaceae)
Botryococcus braunii
Kützing
Genus: Cells aggregate irregular in shape; cells connected by thin filaments; cell body ovoid, 6-10 μm long, 3-6 μm width; a chloroplast plate-like (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Irregular aggregates of cells, planktonic; cells connected with fine filamentous processes; cell body ovoid in shape, 6-10 μm long, 3-6 μm in diam.; a single chloroplast plate-like (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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B. braunii
cell μm
Japan, 1999
B. braunii
cell μm
Sue-machi
Fukuoka, 2001
B. braunii
cell μm
Shikinawa-ike
Fukuoka, 2001
B. braunii
cell μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
B. braunii ?
cell μm
Umi-no-nakamichi
Fukuoka, 2001
B. braunii ?
cell μm
Sanda
Hyogo, 2001
B. braunii ?
cell μm
Omine-numa
Tsukiyono
Gunma, 2003
B. braunii ?
cell μm
Kannon-numa 6
Shimogo
Fukushima, 2008
B. braunii ?
55 x 38 μm
Kabuto-yama
Nishi-no-miya
Hyogo, 2004
B. braunii
32-50 μm
Aquatic botanical g.
Sawara
Chiba, 2004
B. braunii
75 μm
Ushidome-ike
Norikura highland
Nagano, 2005
B. braunii
62 μm
Midori-no-ike
Togakushi highland
Nagano, 2005
B. braunii
62 μm
Tanohara Natural p.
Ontake highland
Nagano, 2005
B. braunii
μm
Ukishima marsh
Tsugaike highland
Nagano, 2005
B. braunii
55 x 37 μm
Mida-ga-hara
Gassan (mt)
Yamagata, 2006
B. braunii
55 x 37 μm
Maimeno-ike
Norikura highland
Nagano, 2006
B. braunii
cell μm
Kashibaru m.5
Karatsu
Saga, 2006
B. braunii
cell μm
Kashibaru m.5
Karatsu
Saga, 2008