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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria sp.

Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:


Oscillatoria sp. (or Phormidium retzii (Agardh) Gomont ?), cell body 6-11 μm long, 7.5 μm wide, L/W=0.8-1.5, x 640, a small pond near Shin-Akitsu railway station, Higashi-Murayama city, Tokyo, Japan, February 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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