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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum brebissonii
W. Archer in A.Pritchard
Syn: S. pilosum (Nägeli) Archer

Staurastrum brebissonii 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:

Staurastrum brebissonii (Nägeli) Archer, stock Tnik-1, axenic culture (from January 1 to March 10), cell body 42 μm long, 38 μm wide, L/W=1.1, isthmus about 13 μm wide, x 640, Ikei-no-ike (pond), Nasu town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, September 3, 2006, collected by Eizaburo Tsukii, photo by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii
Cell body μm long, 40 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, spines 2 μm long, x 640
Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii
Cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, spines 2-3 μm long, x 640
Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii

Staurastrum brebissonii (Nägeli) Archer, stock Tnik-1, axenic culture (from July 7 to August 9, 2007) in KCM+Hyponex medium, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, x 640, Ikei-no-ike (pond), Nasu town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, September 3, 2006, collected by Eizaburo Tsukii, photo by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii Staurastrum brebissonii

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