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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Cosmarium angulosum
Brébisson var. angulosum

Cosmarium angulosum Species [ var. angulosum ]: Cell body small, 14-31 μm long, 12.6-21 μm wide, L/W=1.5, isthmus 3.4-6 μm wide; semicells quadrate or hexagonal in shape.
[ var. concinnum ]: Smaller than var. angulosum, (11-12)-13 μm long, 8-12 μm wide, L/W=1.3, isthmus 2.6-4.5 μm wide (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Cosmarium angulosum Brébisson var. angulosum, cell body 17 μm long, 13 μm wide, L/W=1.3, x 400, x 640, Saitama Pref., Japan, May-June 1999 by Y. Tsukii
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Cosmarium Cosmarium

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