Subgenus: lacks arm-like projections Section [ Stellatiformes ]: Semicells with lines of spines (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977) Species [ var. forficulatum ]: Cell body medium in size, 40-47.6 μm long, 37-60 μm wide (excluding spines), marginal projections present at both anterior and posterior sides of semicells, corner projections with dichotomous spines. [ var. verrucosum ]: Cell body 39-45 μm long, 37-42 μm wide (excluding spines) corner projections with trichotomous spines (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977) |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No. 2, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 2, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
