Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum connatum
var rectangulum Roy et Bisset
= Staurodesmus connatus (Lundell) Thomasson (Ling & Tyler, Australian Freshwater Algae, 2000)
Species [ var. connatum ]:
Cell body 22-24 μm long,
19.6-25 μm wide (excluding spines), isthmus 7-9 μm wide;
spines short; semicells inverted semicircle in shape, apex flat or slightly convex.
[ var. pseudamericanum Grönblad ]:
Cell body larger than v. connatum 39-45 μm long,
25-36.45 μm wide (excluding spines), isthmus 5.6-11 μm wide;
corners of semicells protruded upward making its apex concave.
[ var. rectangulum Roy et Bisset ]:
Cell body 14-20 μm long, 14.7-20 μm wide (without spines),
isthmus 3.5-5.6 μm wide; side margins of semicells not convex; spines longer and
thicker than v. connatum
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
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Staurastrum connatum var. rectangulum Roy et Bisset,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town, Gunma Pref., Japan, October 21, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum connatum var. rectangulum Roy et Bisset,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town, Gunma Pref., Japan, October 21, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
a pond near the entrance of climbing route to Omine mountain, Minakami town, Gunma Pref., Japan, October 21, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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