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Xanthophyceae: Mischococcales: Botrydiopsidaceae

Botrydiopsis sp.

Botrydiopsis Family: Unicells; cell body spherical, ellipsoidal, or spindle-shaped; without spiny projections or stipes
Genus: Cell body spherical, with many small disc-shaped chloroplasts (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Species: (Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa 3, Xanthophyceae 1, 1978).


Botrydiopsis sp. (B. callosa ? or similar species), cell body spherical, 10-23 μm in diam., x 640, wetland, near Town Hall, Shobu town, Saitama Pref., Japan, June 27, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Botrydiopsis callosa Botrydiopsis callosa
Botrydiopsis callosa Botrydiopsis callosa Botrydiopsis callosa Botrydiopsis callosa


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