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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum teliferum
Ralfs 1848

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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Staurastrum teliferum
S. teliferum
36 x 31 μm
Lake Shirakaba
Tateshina & Chino
Nagano, 2005
Staurastrum teliferum
S. teliferum
37 x 33 μm
Tane-ike
Togakushi highland
Nagano, 2005
Staurastrum teliferum
S. teliferum
μm
Ko-numa 2
Minakami
Gunma, 2008
Staurastrum teliferum
S. teliferum
μm
Kannon-numa 11
Shimogo
Fukushima, 2008
Staurastrum teliferum
S. teliferum
μm
Kareki-numa
Nikko
Tochigi, 2008
Staurastrum
S. teliferum
or S. simonyi ?
22 x 21 μm
J. Skunk Cabbage m.
Tsugaike highland
Nagano, 2005
Similar species --> > S. subteliferum (spines thick, long, few); S. hirsutum (spines thin, short, many); S. brebissonii (=S. pilosum); S. kouwetsii;

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Staurastrum teliferum
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