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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

 Closterium gracile
Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Closterium 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: Cell body 90-(155-272)-275 μm long, (4-7)-8 μm wide, L/W = 25-40; slightly curved but straight at the center, tapered at both ends; cell wall smooth without bands (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-Water Algae, 1977).

Closterium gracile Brébisson, cell body 196 μm long, 6 μm wide, L/W=32.7, x 400, x 640, Komado marsh (or bog), Showa village and Tajima town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, August 22, 2004, by Y. Tsukii
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Cell body 240 μm long, 6 μm wide, L/W=40.0, x 400, x 640
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