 
 
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Synechococcaceae
Cyanothece major
(Schröter) Komárek 1976
Syn: Synechococcus major f. crassior Lagerheim 1886
|  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).
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Cyanothece major f. crassior Lagerheim, 
cell body 50 μm long, 35 μm wide, 
x 640, Oze-Shokubutu-Kenkyu-Mihonen (Oze botanical observatory), Ozegahara (Oze marsh), Katashina village, Gunma Pref., Japan, June 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
Images of collecting locality: 
Oze-shokubutu-kenkyu-mihonen, Oze-ga-hara (Oze marsh), Katashina village, Gunma Pref., Japan, June 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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