Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum brebissonii
W. Archer in A.Pritchard
Syn: S. pilosum (Nägeli) Archer
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:
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Staurastrum brebissonii W. Archer in A.Pritchard,
cell body ? μm long, 40 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
short spines 2 μm long,
x 640, Ikei-no-ike (pond), Nasu town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, September 3, 2006, collected by Eizaburo Tsukii, photo by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum brebissonii (Nägeli) Archer,
cell body 40 μm long, 45 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 15 μm wide,
short spines 2-3 μm long,
x 640, Ikei-no-ike (pond), Nasu town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, September 3, 2006, collected by Eizaburo Tsukii, photo by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
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