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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum lunatum
Ralfs

Staurastrum lunatum 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:
Similar species -->> S. connatum;

Staurastrum lunatum Ralfs (Granuliformes), cell body 33 μm long, 30 μm wide, x 640, near Eai-gawa (Eai river), Ishinazaka, Furukawa city, Miyagi Pref., Japan, November 2003 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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