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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Crucigenia crucifera
(Wolle) Collins

Crucigenia Genus: Arrangement of 4 daughter cells flat and rectangular in shape, forming composite coenobium; without gelatinous sheaths, no hairly projections (Illustrations of the Japanese Freshwater Algae, 1977).
Species: Cell body curved reniform, 5-8 μm long, 3-5 μm wide (Illustrations of the Japanese Freshwater Algae, 1977).


Crucigenia crucifera (Wolle) Collins, cell body 6 μm long, 4 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Bessho-numa, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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Crucigenia crucifera (Wolle) Collins, x 400, x 640, Green-Park, Nishi-Urawa, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 2001 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400
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