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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 68 μm long, 38 μm wide, L/W=1.8, isthmus ?? μm wide, x 640, No. 9-3, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Euastrum Euastrum

Images of collecting locality: No. 9, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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