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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Dictyosphaeriaceae

 Diplochloris sp.

Diplochloris Genus: (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species:
Similar Genus -->> Selenastrum; Kirchneriella

Diplochloris sp. ?, cell body 22-26 μm long, 6 μm wide, x 640, Watarase river, Ashikaga city, Tochigi Pref., Japan, February 1, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Diplochloris Diplochloris

Diplochloris lunaris (Kirchner) Moebius: Colonies of 4-32 cells within a gelatinous matrix, cells crescent in shape, termini rounded, 8-12 μm long, 3-6 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Diplochloris obesa (W. West) Schmidle: Similar to K. lunaris but more spherical, 5-6 μm diam. (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Diplochloris acuminata Hirose et Akiyama: Colonies within a gelatinous matrix, cells crescent in shape, termini tapered, 25-30 μm long, 8-10 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

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