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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum brachiatum
Ralfs

Staurastrum brachiatum Subgenus: With arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species: Cell body 25-36 μm long, 25-36 μm wide (including spines), isthmus 8.4-9.7 μm wide; constriction medium, bay-opening large; (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Similar species -- >> Tetraedron limneticum;

Staurastrum brachiatum Ralfs, cell body 30-32 μm long, 30-32 μm wide, L/W=1.0, isthmus 8.5 μm wide, x 640, Kamino-tanbo (bog/marsh), Tsugaike highland (near Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum Staurastrum

Images of collecting locality: Kamino-tanbo (bog/marsh), Tsugaike highland (near Tsugaike Natural Park), Otari village, Nagano Pref., Japan, August 11, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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