Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Dictyosphaeriaceae
(formerly Xanthophyceae: Mischococcales: Chlorobotrydaceae)

Botryococcus braunii
Kützing

Genus: Cells aggregate irregular in shape; cells connected by thin filaments; cell body ovoid, 6-10 μm long, 3-6 μm width; a chloroplast plate-like (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Irregular aggregates of cells, planktonic; cells connected with fine filamentous processes; cell body ovoid in shape, 6-10 μm long, 3-6 μm in diam.; a single chloroplast plate-like (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

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B. braunii cell μm Japan, 1999	B. braunii cell μm Sue-machi Fukuoka, 2001	B. braunii cell μm Shikinawa-ike Fukuoka, 2001	B. braunii cell μm near Yamaguchi Univ. Yamaguchi, 2004
B. braunii ? cell μm Umi-no-nakamichi Fukuoka, 2001	B. braunii ? cell μm Sanda Hyogo, 2001	B. braunii ? cell μm Omine-numa Tsukiyono Gunma, 2003	B. braunii ? cell μm Kannon-numa 6 Shimogo Fukushima, 2008
B. braunii ? 55 x 38 μm Kabuto-yama Nishi-no-miya Hyogo, 2004	B. braunii 32-50 μm Aquatic botanical g. Sawara Chiba, 2004	B. braunii 75 μm Ushidome-ike Norikura highland Nagano, 2005	B. braunii 62 μm Midori-no-ike Togakushi highland Nagano, 2005
B. braunii 62 μm Tanohara Natural p. Ontake highland Nagano, 2005	B. braunii μm Ukishima marsh Tsugaike highland Nagano, 2005	B. braunii 55 x 37 μm Mida-ga-hara Gassan (mt) Yamagata, 2006	B. braunii 55 x 37 μm Maimeno-ike Norikura highland Nagano, 2006
B. braunii cell μm Kashibaru m.5 Karatsu Saga, 2006	B. braunii cell μm Kashibaru m.5 Karatsu Saga, 2008

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