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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

Closterium aciculare
T. West

Genus: Cell body crescent in shape (long, curved, tapered at both ends); cross section rounded; cell wall smooth or with longitudinal lines, bands on the cell wall in some species; chloroplast laminae ridged and radially arranged, which makes cross section star-shaped; pyrenoids aligned or scattered (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: 390-(430-580)-800 μm long, 4-(5-7)-8 μm wide, L/W = 73-135; cell body very long, slightly curved, tapered at both termini; cell wall transparent, lack bands (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Closterium aciculare


Closterium sp. (aciculare ?), cell body 219 μm long, 3.8 μm wide, L/W=57.6, pyrenoids, x 400, x 640, Japan, 1998 by Y. Tsukii
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Closterium Closterium


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