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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium formosulum
var. mesochondrium (Schmidle) Hirano

Cosmarium formosulum 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).


Cosmarium formosulum var. mesochondrium (Schmidle) Hirano ?, cell body 24 μm long, 21.5 μm wide, L/W=, x 640, rice field near Lake Nakatsuna, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium formosulum Cosmarium formosulum

Images of collecting locality: Rice field near Lake Nakatsuna, Omachi city, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 1, 2008 by Y. Tsukii


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