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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

 Scenedesmus granulatus
W. et G.S. West

Scenedesmus granulatus 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:

Scenedesmus granulatus W. et G.S. West, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, No.1, Ochiai-numa (pond), Noshiro city, Akita Pref., Japan, September 22, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Images of collecting locality: Ochiai-numa (pond), Noshiro city, Akita Pref., Japan, September 22, 2007 by Y. Tsukii

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