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Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Synechococcaceae

 Cyanothece major
(Schröter) Komárek 1976
Syn: Synechococcus major f. crassior Lagerheim 1886

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 major f. crassior Lagerheim, cell body 43 μm long, 40 μm wide, x 640, a small pond No. 9, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Synechococcus Synechococcus

Images of collecting locality: No. 9, Mida-ga-hara (bog/marsh), Gassan (mountain), Tsuruoka city (formerly Haguro town) & Shonai town (formerly Tachikawa town), Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 3, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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