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 170 μm long, 27 μm wide, L/W=,
x 200, x 400, x 640, rice field near Naruto-Togane carnivorous plant colony (marsh), Sanmu city (formerly Naruto town), Chiba Pref., Japan, November 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Rice field near Naruto-Togane carnivorous plant colony (marsh), Sanmu city (formerly Naruto town), Chiba Pref., Japan, November 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii