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Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Synechococcaceae

 Synechococcus major
Schroeter f. crassior Lagerheim

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 μm long, μm wide, L/W=, x 640, Fujimitashiro, Oze-ga-hara (Oze marsh), Katashina village, Gunma Pref., Japan, August 3, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Synechocystis Synechocystis

Images of collecting locality: Fujimitashiro, Oze-ga-hara (Oze marsh), Katashina village, Gunma Pref., Japan, August 3, 2008 by Y. Tsukii

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