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Chlorophyceae: Tetrasporales: Gloeococcaceae (Palmellopsidaceae, Gloeocystaceae)
Chlamydophyceae: Tetrasporales: Palmellopsidaceae

Gloeocystis
Nägeli
Gloeococcus A. Braun 1851 (Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa 10, Chlorophyta II, 1988)
Syn.: Chlamydocapsa Fott, 1972

Family: Colonies or unicells; planktonic or benthic; cell body spherical or ellipsoidal in shape, embedded within a gelatinous sheath; (Introduction to the Freshwater Algae, 1999).
Genus: Colonies spherical or aggregates in shape; sheath conspicuous; cell body spherical in shape; chloroplasts cup-shaped or plate-like (Illustrations of the Japanese fresh-water algae, 1977).
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G. gigas
20 x 17 μm
Azami-ike
Norikura highland
Nagano, 2006
Gloeocystis
G. gigas
μm
Kareki-numa
Nikko
Tochigi, 2008
Gloeocystis gigas
G. gigas
14 x 10 μm
18 μm φ
Omine-numa
Tsukiyono
Gunma, 2003
Gloeocystis
G. gigas ?
10-20 x 25-35 μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
Gloeocystis gigas
G. gigas ?
μm
Mizuko
Fujimi
Saitama, 2003
Gloeocystis
G. gigas ?
15 x 9 μm
near Yamaguchi Univ.
Yamaguchi, 2004
Gloeocystis
G. gigas ?
μm
Kashibaru m.2
Karatsu
Saga, 2006
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G. gigas ?
μm
Kashibaru m.5
Karatsu
Saga, 2006
Elakatothrix Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis sp. ?
μm
Kannon-numa 11
Shimogo
Fukushima, 2008
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis sp. ?
μm
Numappara marsh
Tochigi
Tochigi, 2003
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis sp. ?
20 x 13 μm
Senuki
Nasu
Tochigi, 2004
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
or Sphaerocystis ?
3.5-6 μm φ
Koraku-en (park)
Okayama, 2002
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
5-12 μm φ
Kaga
Ishikawa, 2000
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
or Palmella ?
10-15 x 6-8 μm
Ina
Saitama, 2003
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
col. 120 μm
Tennoh
Tessei-cho
Okayama, 2004
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
col. μm
Iroha-numa
Zao mountain
Yamagata, 2005
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Gloeocystis ?
col. μm
Takao-sakura p.
Kitamoto
Saitama, 2005
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
12 x 9 μm
Tashirodaira m.
Hakkoda mountain
Aomori, 2005
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis ?
16 x μm
Karakemi marsh
Yasaka
Nagano, 2005
Gloeocystis
Gloeocystis sp.
17 x μm
Watarase Wetland
Fujioka
Tochigi, 2005
Similar Genus -->> Sphaerocystis; Asterococcus; Chlamydomonoas; Chlorococcum;

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