Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum wandae
Raciborski var. brevispinum Grönblad
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 wandae Raciborski var. brevispinum Grönblad,
cell body 25 μm long (including spiny projections), 26 μm wide, L/W=1.0, isthmus 16 μm wide,
x 640, a small marsh near prefectural road route 342, Sukawa highland, Kurikoma mountain, Higashi-naruse village, Akita Pref., Japan, June 24, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum polymorphum var. groenbladii Hirano (left) ? and
cell body 17 μm long, 20 μm wide, L/W=0.9, isthmus 7 μm wide,
Staurastrum wandae Raciborski var. brevispinum Grönblad (right),
cell body 28 μm long, 24 μm wide, L/W=1.2, isthmus 15 μm wide,
x 640, a small marsh near prefectural road route 342, Sukawa highland, Kurikoma mountain, Higashi-naruse village, Akita Pref., Japan, June 24, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
a small marsh near prefectural road route 342, Sukawa highland, Kurikoma mountain, Higashi-naruse village, Akita Pref., Japan, June 24, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
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