Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum senarium
(Ehrenberg) Ralfs
Species [var. senarium ]:
Cell body 21-31 μm long (excluding spiny projections), 29-36 μm long
(including spiny projections), 27-34 μm wide (including spiny projections),
isthmus 8.4-12 μm wide.
[ var. simplex Hirano ]:
Smaller than var. senarium, 23 μm (excluding spiny projections), 44 μm
(including spiny projections), 43 μm wide (including spiny projections), isthmus 7 μm wide;
projections at posterior side margins of semicells are simple spines (not dichotomous).
[ var. nigrae-silvae Schmidle ]:
2 ring of dented structures surrounding each corner,
29 μm (including spiny projections), 36.4 μm wide, isthmus 12.5 μm wide
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
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Staurastrum senarium (Ehrenberg) Ralfs var. senarium ?,
cell body 25 μm long (excluding arms), μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, Wetland II, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum senarium (Ehrenberg) Ralfs var. senarium ?,
cell body 27 μm long (excluding arms), μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, Wetland II, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Wetland II, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
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