Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum punctulatum
[Brébisson] Ralfs
Species: Cell body 24-40.5 μm long, 21-36.5 μm wide, isthmus 8.4-16
μm; semicells slightly twisted with each other; apical view triangular with each margin slightly convexed;
side view elliptical diamond-shaped; cell wall covered with granules regularly arranged around each arm
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Staurastrum punctulatum [Brébisson] Ralfs var. punctulatum,
cell body 35 μm long, 31 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 10 μm wide,
x 640, No.3, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.3, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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