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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria neglecta
Lemmermann

Family: Trichome (filamentous structure) lacks heterocysts; with equal diameter throughout whole length; no hair-like structure; no branching.
Genus: A single trichome within a rigid sheath; sheath clear or yellowish; filaments planktonic or agglutinated (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Oscillatoria neglecta Lemmermann ?, cell body 0.5-1.0 μm long, 1.2 μm wide, L/W=0.4-0.8, x 400, Japan, 199? by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Lyngbya Lyngbya Lyngbya


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