Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Cosmarium formosulum
var. mesochondrium (Schmidle) Hirano
Species [ var. formosulum ]:
Cell body small, trapezoid in shape, basal margins broadly rounded, both sides crenated with 6-7 projections,
apex slightly wavy (5 waves), (34)-40-50 μm long, (34)-40 μm wide,
isthmus 10-(11)15.5 μm wide; cell wall granulated;
semicells with about 5 longitudinal ridges at the center, granules present on each ridge, side view ovoid
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
[var. mesochondrium]:
Cell body 37.8-39 μm long, 30-31 μm wide,
isthmus 9.8-11 μm wide,
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Cosmarium formosulum var. mesochondrium (Schmidle) Hirano ?,
cell body 28 μm long, 23 μm wide, L/W=1.2, isthmus 9 μm wide,
x 640, Kurihashi, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium formosulum,
cell body μm long, μm wide,
constriction μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Kurihashi, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium formosulum Hoffmann var. formosulum:
Cell body (34)-40-50 μm long, (34)-40 μm wide,
isthmus 10-(11)15.5 μm wide,
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Cosmarium formosulum var. mesochondrium (Schmidle) Hirano:
Cell body 37.8-39 μm long, 30-31 μm wide,
isthmus 9.8-11 μm wide,
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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