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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum aculeatum

Staurastrum aculeatum 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: lacks arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)

Species: cell body 41 μm long, 473 μm wide (with spines), constriction 13 μm wide, (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)


Staurastrum aculeatum, cell body 26 μm long, 27 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
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