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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Oocystaceae

 Selenastrum sp.


Selenastrum Genus: Colonies of 4, 8 or 16 cells; planktonic; body crescent in shape; tapered at both ends; cells attached to each other at dorsal surface; a chloroplast curved plate-like, with a pyrenoid (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species:
Similar Genus ->> Kirchneriella; Ankistrodesmus; Selenodictyum;

Selenastrum sp. (or Monoraphidium ?), cell body crescent in shape, 42 μm long, 4 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Shinobazu-ike (pond), Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan, March 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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Selenastrum (or Monoraphidium ?), stock Tus-5, axenic culture with Hyponex and KCM, x 400, x 640, Shinobazu-ike (pond), Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan, March 2001 by Y. Tsukii
Selenastrum Selenastrum Selenastrum Selenastrum Selenastrum Selenastrum

Selenastrum (or Monoraphidium ?), stock Tus-5, axenic culture with Hyponex and KCM, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 400, x 640, Shinobazu Ike (pond), Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan, July 2001 by Y. Tsukii
Selenastrum Selenastrum

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