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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Scenedesmus ellipsoideus
Chodat var. ellipsoideus

Scenedesmus ellipsoideus 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 [ var. ellipsoideus ]: (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Scenedesmus ellipsoideus, stock Tnk-1, axenic culture with Hyponex and KCM, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, Karasuga-Mori, Nishi-nasuno town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, March 2001 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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