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Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Synechococcaceae

 Cyanothece aeruginosus
(Nägeli) Komárek 1976 Syn. Synechococcus aeruginosus Nägeli

Synechococcus Order & Family: Floating unicells or a colony embedded in a matrix; no differentiation of apical and base structures; only one family.
Genus: Unicells lacking sheath; cell body ellipsoidal, cylindrical or spindle-shaped (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Cyanothece aeruginosus (Nägeli) Komárek, cell body 59 μm long, 22 μm wide, L/W=2.7, x 640, No.2, Hachiman-numa marsh, Hachimantai, Hachimantai city, Iwate Pref., Japan, August 23, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Synechococcus major Synechococcus major

Images of collecting locality: No.2, Hachiman-numa marsh, Hachimantai, Hachimantai city, Iwate Pref., Japan, August 23, 2007 by Y. Tsukii

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