Gamophyceae: 
Desmidales: Desmidiaceae
(Charophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae)
Micrasterias denticulata
var. angulosa (Hantzsch) W. et G.S. West
 
Genus: 
Cell body flat, large, variable in shape, longer than wide; strong constriction at center; 
each semicell with several notches; cell wall with many short spines 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). 
 
Species: 
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Micrasterias denticulata var. angulosa (Hantzsch) W. et G.S. West, 
cell body 272 μm long, 222 μm wide, L/W=1.2, 
x 400, x 640, Tashirodaira marsh, Hakkoda mountain, Aomori city, Aomori Pref., Japan, July 17, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
 50 μm
 100 μm
 150 μm; x 400 : 
 31 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
Cell body 288 μm long, 230 μm wide, L/W=1.3, x 400, x 640
Cell body 290 μm long, 222 μm wide, L/W=1.3, x 200, x 400, x 640
* M. denticulata (Greville) Ralfs: 
Cell body 256-288 μm long, 192-258 μm wide, 
constriction 31-40 μm wide 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). 
M. thomasiana Archer var. thomasiana: 
Cell body 206-256 μm long, 168-210 μm wide, 
constriction 21.5-28 μm wide 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). 
M. thomasiana var. javanica Gutwinski: 
Cell body 196-215 μm long, 154-168 μm wide, 
constriction 22-26 μm wide 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). 
M. thomasiana var. notata (Nordstedt) Grünblad: 
Cell body 185-288 μm long, 174-256 μm wide, 
constriction 22-31 μm wide 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). 
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