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:

31 μm 63 μm 94 μm; x 640

Images of collecting locality: No.11, Kannon-numa Forest Park (pond/marsh), Shimogo town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, November 15, 2008, by Y. Tsukii