Species: Cell body 58-75 μm long, 26.5-31 μm wide, L/W=2-2.5, isthmus 20-29 μm wide; semicells broad ellipsoidal or ovoidal, apex broad circular or narrowly flattened; cell wall finely dotted; band-form chloroplasts aligned along inner cellwall (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Similar species -->> C. cucurbita; C. cucurbitinum; C. diplosporum; C. globosum; C. oblongum;

31 μm 63 μm 94 μm; x 640

Images of collecting locality: No. 4, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii