Gamophyceae
: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum
sp
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)
Species:
Staurastrum
sp., cell body
μm long,
μm wide, x 400, x 640, Uruguay, November 1999, photo by Yuuji Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
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