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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium logiense
f. expansa W. et G.S. West

Cosmarium logiense Species[ var. logiense]: Cell body slightly longer than width, 59-65 μm long, 48-53 μm wide, isthmus 16-22.4 μm wide; semicells reniform, basal corners rounded, with 2 pyrenoids. [f. expansa]: Cell body slightly longer than width, 64.4-67 μm long, 50.4-53 μm wide, isthmus 16.8-18 μm wide; semicells reniform, basal corners rounded, apex broader than that of var. logiense; cell wall covered with many granules (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Cosmarium logiense f. expansa W. et G. S. West, cell body 69 μm long, 60 μm wide, isthmus 22 μm wide, x 640, rice field (near Heritage Resort Golf Course at Shinrin Koen), Koegawa, Konan town, Saitama Pref., Japan, August 16, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium logiense Cosmarium logiense


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