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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

 Closterium costatum
var. westii Cushman

Closterium costatum Species [var. costatum]: Cell body medium in size, inner side straight, outer side strongly convex, both termini conical, 200-(304-385)-550 μm long, (28-41)-70 μm wide, L/W=6-8; cell wall brownish in color, striae separated each other (5-6 within 10 μm), ridged at both termini; chloroplasts with 5-6 laminae, 6-8 pyrenoids in each semicell.
[var. westii]: Cell body more elongate, curved, 230-(336-480) μm long, 23-(30-43) μm wide, L/W=8-11; striae thin at the center, thick at both termini; small dots present between the striae (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species -- >> C. striolatum; C. intermedium; C. angustatum;

Closterium costatum var. westii Cushman, cell body 364 μm long, 41 μm wide, L/W=8.9, cell wall striated, bands present, x 200, x 400, x 640, Imori pond, Myoko-kogen (Myoko highland), Myoko village, Niigata Pref., Japan, November 7, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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Cell body 460 μm long, 40 μm wide, L/W=11.5, cell wall striated, bands present, x 200, x 400, x 640
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Cell body 450 μm long, 40 μm wide, L/W=11.3, cell wall striated, bands present, x 200, x 400, x 640
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Cell body μm long, μm wide, x 200, x 400, x 640
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C. intermedium ?, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 200, x 400, x 640
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