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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum teliferum
Ralfs

Staurastrum teliferum 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:
Similar species -- >> S. subteliferum;

Staurastrum teliferum Ralfs (Section Raphidiastrum), cell body 36 μm long, 31 μm wide, isthmus 12 μm wide, L/W=1.2, x 640, Southern lakeside of Lake Shirakaba, Tateshina town & Chino city, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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