Genus: Planktonic; colonies of 8-16 cells within a gelatinous sheath;
cell body spherical in shape, with 1 or 2 plate-like chloroplasts
(Introduction to the Freshwater Algae, 1999).
Species:
Chrysocapsa epiphytica Lund ,
cell body spherical, 7-11 μm in diam.,
x 640, Akigase Park, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, March 2002 by Y. Tsukii 20 μm
40 μm
60 μm; x 1000
Genus: Planktonic; colonies of 8-16 cells within a gelatinous sheath;
cell body spherical in shape, with 1 or 2 plate-like chloroplasts
(Introduction to the Freshwater Algae, 1999).
20 μm
