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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Scenedesmus protuberans
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Scenedesmus protuberans 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).
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Scenedesmus protuberans, cell body 21 μm long, 8 μm wide, spines 18 μm long, L/W=2.6, S/L=0.9, x 640, Dewa Park, Koshigaya, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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