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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Chlorococcaceae

Chlorococcum
Meneghini 1842

Family: Unicells; cell body spherical or broad ellipsoidal; chloroplasts 1 to several in number, cup-shaped or plate-like, reticulated or star-shaped; with or without pyrenoids; reproduction by autospores and zoospores; many species found in soil (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Genus: Subaerial algae; cell body without gelatinous coat; a single chloroplast cup-shaped with a pyrenoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Asexual reproduction by zoospore formation
Chlorococcum
C. infusionum
7 x 3 μm
Asaka
Saitama, 2000
Chlorococcum
C. infusionum
stock Sak-1
8 x 3 μm
Asaka
Saitama, 2000
Chlorococcum
C. infusionum
stock Sak-1
μm
Asaka
Saitama, 2000
Chlorococcum minimum
C. infusionum
stock Sak-1
μm
Asaka
Saitama, 2000
Chlorococcum
C. infusionum
stock Sua-5
zoospore formation
μm
Akigase Park
Saitama, 2002
Chlorococcum
C. infusionum
zoospore formation
8 x 3 μm
Mizumoto Park
Tokyo, 2001
Chlorococcum
C. infusionum
6-34 μm
Kumakubo
Nasu-shiobara
Tochigi, 2005

Chlorococcum sp.
5-20 μm
Saitama, 2000
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum sp.
zoospores
8-8.5 x 4-5 μm
Kuroiso
Tochigi, 1998
xxxx
Chlorococcum ?
10 x 6.5 μm
Kosugi
Toyama, 2002
Chlamydomonas
Chlorococcum ?
7-16 x 5-12 μm
Watarase
Tochigi, 2001
xxxx
Chlorococcum ?
μm
Omine-numa
Tsukiyono
Gunma, 2003
xxxx
Chlorococcum ?
μm
Naruto
Chiba, 2003
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum ?
μm
Kejo-numa
Furukawa
Miyagi, 2003
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum ?
μm
Tama river
Tokyo, 2004
xxxx
Chlorococcum ?
μm
Furu-tone river
Kasukabe
Saitama, 2004
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum ?
5 x 2.5 μm
Kumakubo
Nasu-shiobara
Tochigi, 2005
Asexual reproduction by autospore formation
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum sp.
12-19 μm φ
Kaga
Ishikawa, 2000
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum sp.
stock Ikk-20 & -21
axenic culture
4, 17 μm
Ishikawa, 2000
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum sp.
stock Ikk-10
axenic culture
9-14 μm φ
Ishikawa, 2000
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum ?
or Gloeocystis ?
9-10 x 7-9 μm
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum ?
or Oocystis ?
24 x 18 μm
Kaga
Ishikawa, 2000
Chlorococcum
C. vacuolatum or
C. macrostigmatum
μm
Otto-Numa
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2002
Chlorococcum
C. vacuolatum or
C. macrostigmatum
& stock Cka-1
Akebono-yama A.P.
Kashiwa
Chiba, 2002
Chlorococcum
Chlorococcum sp.
-20 μm φ
Shibu-ike
Shiga highland
Nagano, 2005

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Chlorococcum
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