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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum forficulatum
Lundell var. forficulatum

Staurastrum 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)
Similar species -- >> S. sexangulare;

Staurastrum forficulatum Lundell var. forficulatum ?, cell body 35 μm long (excluding spiny projections), μm wide, L/W=, x 640, No. 5, Miyatoko marsh, Minami-Aizu town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, June 15, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Cell body 35 μm long(excluding spiny projections), μm wide, L/W=, x 640
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Images of collecting locality: No. 5, Miyatoko marsh, Minami-Aizu town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, June 15, 2008 by Y. Tsukii

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