image_list image_listE

Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria yufuensis
Yoneda

Oscillatoria Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Trichome straight or wavy, not constricted at cell-cell junctions, 2-3.5 μm long, 8-9 μm wide, L/W=1/4-1/3 (0.25-0.33); granules present along septum; terminal cells rounded as calyptra (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Oscillatoria yufuensis Yoneda ?, cell body 2-4 μm long, 9 μm wide, L/W=0.2-0.4, x 640, Nidanuma (Nitanuma), Tsuchiyu-onsen, Fukushima city, Fukushima Pref., Japan, October 28, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Oscillatoria Oscillatoria


Please click on images for viewing enlarged.
Copyright Protist Information Server