 
 
Gamophyceae: 
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum lunatum
Ralfs
|  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:
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	S. connatum; 
Staurastrum lunatum Ralfs (Granuliformes), 
cell body ?? μm long, 33 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 11 μm wide, 
x 640, Dojo-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city (formerly Azumi village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
 
 
Staurastrum lunatum Ralfs,  
cell body 30 μm long, 30 μm wide, L/W=1.0, isthmus 12 μm wide, 
x 640, Dojo-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city (formerly Azumi village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
Dojo-ike (pond), Norikura highland, Azumi, Matsumoto city (formerly Azumi village), Nagano Pref., Japan, June 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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