Species [var. digitus]: Cell body 130-300 μm long, 40-84 μm wide, L/W = 3-4; cell wall smooth. [var. lamellosum]: Longer than v. digitus, both sides parallel; cell body 140-416 μm long, 32-60 μm wide, L/W = 5-8. [var. naegelii]: Smaller than v. digitus, both ends broadly rounded; cell body 100-200 μm long, 25-36 μm wide, L/W = 4-5. [var. rectum]: Larger than v. digitus, tapered to both ends; cell body 300 μm long, 48 μm wide, L/W = 6.3 (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

31 μm 63 μm 94 μm; x 640

Netrium digitus, cell body 218 μm long, 61 μm wide, L/W=3.6, x 640, standing water near Hyoutan-ike (pond), Uba-ga-daira, Nasu town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, July 16, 2006, collected by Eizaburo Tsukii, photo by Y. Tsukii
31 μm 63 μm 94 μm; x 640