Genus: Unicellular; variable in shape; a constriction at the center of the cell body; mostly longer than wide; flattened; each semicell hemispherical, spherical, ellipsoidal, rectangular, pyramidal or kidney-shaped; no apical indentation
Subgenus [Eucosmarium]: Cell body dorso-ventrally compressed, with strong constriction at the center, transverse section elliptical or diamond-shaped.
Section [Quadratiformes]: Cell surface smooth; semicells rectangular (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
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C. pseudobinerve 44 x 25 μm Futayo-no-ike Haguro Yamagata, 2006 |
C. pseudobinerve μm Kareki-numa Nikko Tochigi, 2008 |