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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum sp.

Staurastrum 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:


Staurastrum sp. ??, embedded within a gelatinous sheath, cell body 17 μm long, 11 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Kaga city, Ishikawa Pref., Japan, 2000 by Y Tsukii
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