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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum playfairi
A.M. Scott & G.W. Prescott

Staurastrum Genus: Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal, ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Subgenus: with arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)

Species:


Staurastrum playfairi ?, cell body 27 μm long, 85 μm wide (including arms), x 640, Otto-Numa (pond) Chosei-chi, Tsuchiura city, Ibaraki Pref., Japan, July 2002 by Y. Tsukii
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Staurastrum Staurastrum


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