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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Euastrum pulchellum
Brébisson var. pulchellum

Euastrum pulchellum Subgenus: Entomum (Apical area deeply indented or notched)
Section: Excisa (Cell surface granulated or dented; apical area with spiny projections)

Species: Cell body (32)-40 μm long, (28)-33 μm wide, isthmus 7-8 μm wide, (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species -->> E. turnerii;


Euastrum pulchellum Brébisson var. pulchellum, cell body 33 μm long (excluding spines 2-3 μm long), 24 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 6 μm wide, x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Euastrum pulchellum Brébisson var. pulchellum, cell body 35 μm long (excluding spines 2-3 μm long), 27 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 6 μm wide, x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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