Gamophyceae:
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Cosmarium ornatum
Ralfs
Species: Cell body deeply constricted, 32-40 μm long, 35-41 μm wide,
constriction (isthmus) 11-13 μm wide,
semicells reniform, apex slightly elevated and truncate, lateral margins convex and convergent upward,
apex, lateral margins and the center of the semicells furnished with granules, other parts of cell walls
smooth (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 3, 1985).
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Cosmarium ornatum Ralfs,
cell body 36 μm long, 38 μm wide, L/W=0.9, isthmus 13 μm wide,
x 640, No. 2, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 2, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium ornatum Ralfs,
cell body 37 μm long, 38 μm wide, L/W=1.0, isthmus 14 μm wide,
x 640, No. 2, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 2, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No. 2, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 2, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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Copyright 1999 Yuuji Tsukii