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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Euastrum validum
W. et G.S. West

Euastrum Subgenus: Atomum (Apical area slightly depressed)
Section: Simplicia (Cell body small; cell surface smooth)

Species: Cell body small, 15-30 μm long, 12.5-21 μm wide, constriction 3-8 μm wide, L/W=1.3; semicells pyramidal in shape, basal lobes rounded, anterior margin broad, slightly depressed at the center, both corners slightly pointed; lateral view of the semicells ovoidal, apical view ellipsoidal, both sides convex (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Euastrum validum W. et G.S. West ? (or Cosmarium decedens var. sinuosum ?), cell body 35 μm long, 23 μm wide, isthmus 8 μm wide, x 640, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, May 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Euastrum validum Euastrum validum

Images of collecting locality: No.5/6, Omine-numa (pond/marsh), Omine, Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, May 25, 2006 by Y. Tsukii


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