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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium furcatospermum
W. et G.S. West var. furcatospermum

Cosmarium Species [ var. furcatospermum ]: Cell body 18-(19.6-29) μm long, 16.5-(18-25) μm wide, isthmus 5.6-8.4 μm wide; semicells semicirucular with flattened apex, margins wavy (laterally 4-5 waves, apically 4 waves); two rows of granules radially arranged within the margin; central region smooth (lacks granules or other ornaments).
[ var. koreanum Skvortzow ]: 31-32 μm long, 25-28 μm wide, isthmus 8-11 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Cosmarium furcatospermum (or C. formosulum ?), cell body 21 μm long, 18 μm wide, isthmus 5 μm wide, x 640, Norin Park (Agricultural and Forest park), Kawamoto town, Saitama Pref., Japan, August 16, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640 s
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