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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 W. et G.S. West var. furcatospermum (Margaritiferae), cell body 19 μm long, 16 μm wide, L/W=1.2, isthmus 5 μm wide, x 640, a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, April 15, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium furcatospermum
Cell body 19 μm long, 18 μm wide, L/W=1.1, isthmus 6 μm wide, x 640
Cosmarium furcatospermum

Images of collecting locality: a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, April 15, 2007 by Y. Tsukii


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