Species:
80-170 μm long,
25-45 μm wide;
posterior bluntly rounded; flagellum about the body length; pellicle striated;
chloroplasts elongated, parallel to the striae;
haematochrome granules scattered in sun light and gathered in central area in darkness
(Kudo, 1966).
Body broadly fusiform;
90-120 μm long,
25-35 μm wide;
anterior rounded, posterior tapered with a short process;
chloroplasts tasselized and forming chromatophore bands, 12-16 in number;
flagellum = body length
(Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, 1996).
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31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Dai-ich Choseichi biotope, Kashiwa Village Mizube Park, Kashiwa city, Chiba Pref., Japan, February 11, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
