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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Scenedesmus brasiliensis
Bohlin
= Desmodesmus brasiliensis (Bohlin) E. Hegewald

Scenedesmus Genus: Colonies of 4 (or 2, 8, 16) cells attached side by side, arranged linearly or zigzag; cell body elliptical or spindle or crescent in shape; terminal cells with spiny projections in many species; cell wall usually smooth, but in some species granulated or dented or ridged (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Colonies of 4 cells, arranging linearly; cell body spindle-shaped or elongated ellipsoidal, 10-22 μm long, 3-8.5 μm wide; longitudinal ridges on both sides, 2-3 short dented projections (1-1.5 μm long) at both ends (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Scenedesmus brasiliensis, cell body 15 μm long, 6 μm wide, x 640, Akebono-yama (mountain) Agricultural Park, Kashiwa city, Chiba Pref., Japan, November 2002 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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