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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae or Closteriaceae

Closterium pronum

Closterium pronum Genus: Cell body crescent in shape (long, curved, tapered at both ends); cross section rounded; cell wall smooth or with longitudinal lines, bands on the cell wall in some species; chloroplast laminae ridged and radially arranged, which makes cross section star-shaped; pyrenoids aligned or scattered
Species: Cell body elongated spindle-shaped, μm long, μm wide, L/W= ;


Closterium pronum , cell body 280 μm long, 6 μm wide, L/W=46.7, x 400, x 640, Tashirodaira marsh, Hakkoda mountain, Aomori city, Aomori Pref., Japan, July 17, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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Closterium pronum Closterium pronum


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