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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum varians
Raciborski f. truncata Gutwinski

Staurastrum varians 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. sexangulare;

Staurastrum varians Raciborski f. truncata Gutwinski ??, cell body 34 μm long, 32 μm wide, isthmus μm wide, x 640, Iruma river, Sayama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, January 25, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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