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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

Closterium idiosporum
W. et G.S. West

Closterium idiosporum Species: Cell body elongated spindle-shaped, 220-(240-312) μm long, (10-11)-14 μm wide, L/W=20-26 (cf. C. strigosum,150-410 μ L/W=10-18); cell wall transparent, smooth; chloroplasts with 3-6 pyrenoids (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Cell body (110-)150-250(-310) μm long, (6-)8-12(-14) μm wide; L/W=(12-)15-30(-35), (Coesel & Meesters 2007).


Closterium idiosporum W. et G.S. West, cell body 131 μm long, 6 μm wide, L/W=21.8, x 400, x 640, a small pond near Yamaguchi university, Yamaguchi city, Yamaguchi Pref., November 21, 2004, by Y. Tsukii
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Closterium Closterium
Cell body 165 μm long, 6 μm wide, L/W=27.5, x 400, x 640
Closterium Closterium


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