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: Unicells, planktonic; cell body flat, triangular (or qadrangular) in shape; laterally concave, 20-30 μm long; corners tapered into straight or slightly curved spines, 4-6 μm long; cell wall smooth (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 1, 1984). |
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
