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Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Microcystaceae

Microcystis sp.

Microcystis Genus: A colony of spherical cells; each cell is not covered with a sheath, instead cells are scattered within a gelatinous matrix; the distance between cells is usually shorter than their diameter (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:


Microcystis sp. ?, cell body 4-4.5 μm long, 3-3.5 μm wide, x 640, Senganpi Suigo Park, Saitama city, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, January 9, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Microcystis Microcystis


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