Genus:
Filamentous algae without branching; a single plate-like chloroplast in each cell
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
vegetative cells 40-180 μm long,
20-34 μm diam.,
4-10 pyrenoids (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Mougeotia scalaris Hassall,
cell body 130 μm long, 25 μm wide, L/W=5.2,
x 400, x 640, Kawaguchi Natural Park, Sashima, Kawaguchi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Kawaguchi Natural Park, Sashima, Kawaguchi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii