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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium raciborskii
Lagerheim

Cosmarium raciborskii Genus: Unicellular; variable in shape; a constriction at the center of the cell body; mostly longer than wide; flattened; each semicell hemispherical, spherical, ellipsoidal, rectangular, pyramidal or kidney-shaped; no apical indentation (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Cosmarium raciborskii Lagerheim ?, cell body 56 μm long, 56 μm wide, isthmus 20 μm wide, x 640, rice field, near City Hall, Fujimi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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