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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Euastrum gnathophorum
W. et G.S. West

Euastrum gnathophorum Subgenus: Entomum (Apical area deeply indented or notched)
Section: Incisa (Cell surface smooth; apical area without spiny projections)

Species: Cell body 47-73 μm long, 34-36 μm wide, isthmus 11-14 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Euastrum gnathophorum W. et G.S. West, cell body 77 μm long, 36 μm wide, isthmus 12 μm wide (?), x 640, Kodanuki marsh, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, April 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Cell body 71 μm long, 35 μm wide, isthmus ?? μm wide, x 640
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Euastrum gnathophorum W. et G.S. West, semicell 33 μm long, 34 μm wide, isthmus ?? μm wide, x 640, Kodanuki marsh, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, April 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: Kodanuki marsh, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, April 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

Euastrum gnathophorum Lenormand var. gnathophorum: Cell body 60-74 μm long, 34-46 μm wide, isthmus 8-15 μm wide, (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Euastrum gnathophorum var. germanicum (Raciborski) Lütkemüller: Cell body 59-78 μm long, 36.5-47.6 μm wide, isthmus 7-12.5 μm wide, L/W=1.5-1.75 (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


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