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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

 Closterium baillyanum
Brébisson

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Closterium baillyanum Species: Cell body large, slightly curved, gradually tapered toward ends, both ends broadly truncated with rounded corners, 250-(430-736) μm long, 30-(42-48)-58 μm wide, L/W=10-11; cell wall dotted, yellowish in color, especially at both ends; 5-7 pyrenoids in each semicell (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Closterium baillyanum Brébisson var. baillyanum, cell body 490 μm long, 57 μm wide, x 200, x 400, x 640, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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Images of collecting locality: Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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