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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium margaritatum
(P. Lundell) J. Roy et Bisset var. margaritatum

Cosmarium margaritatum Species: Cell body 78-90 μm long, 70-72 μm wide, L/W=1.20-1.25, isthmus 22-25 μm wide; semicells subrectangular, basal angles rounded, lateral margins convex, anical angles broadly rounded, apex truncate and flat; cell wall regularly granulated, between the granules finely punctated; side view of the semicells subcircular, vertical view oblong-elliptic; zygospores spherical or slightly depressed, with yellowish smooth wall, surrounded by mucilagenous sheath, 44.8-47.6 μm in diam. (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 3, 1985).
Similar species -->> C. logiense; C. quadrum;


Cosmarium margaritatum (P. Lundell) J. Roy et Bisset var. margaritatum, cell body 80 μm long, 84 μm wide, marginal granules 36-41 in number, x 400, x 640, Niigata Pref., Japan, May 2001, collected by N. Kinoshita, photo by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Cosmarium margaritatum (P. Lundell) J. Roy et Bisset var. margaritatum: Cell body 78-90 μm long, 70-72 μm wide, L/W=1.20-1.25, isthmus 22-25 μm wide; semicells subrectangular, basal angles rounded, lateral margins convex, anical angles broadly rounded, apex truncate and flat; cell wall regularly granulated, between the granules finely punctated; side view of the semicells subcircular, vertical view oblong-elliptic; zygospores spherical or slightly depressed, with yellowish smooth wall, surrounded by mucilagenous sheath, 44.8-47.6 μm in diam. (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 3, 1985).

Cosmarium margaritatum f. minor (Boldt) Roy et Bisset: Cell body rectangular, 58-59 μm long, 54 μm wide; isthmus 18-19 μm wide (Illustrations of the Japanese fresh-water algae, 1977).

Cosmarium quadrum Lundell var. quadrum: Cell body rectangular, 53-90 μm long, 47.6-85 μm wide; isthmus 19-30 μm wide; semicells subrectangular, with rounded corners; side view nearly circular; apical view elongated ellipsoidal; marginal granules 34-37 in number (Illustrations of the Japanese fresh-water algae, 1977).

Cosmarium quadrum f. minor Nordstedt: Cell body rectangular, 45-51 μm long, 40-47 μm wide; isthmus 17-19 μm wide (Illustrations of the Japanese fresh-water algae, 1977).


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