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:
Botryococcus braunii Kützing,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=,
x 640, Ukishima marsh (or bog), Tsugaike highland (Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, July 3, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640