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= ; |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.3, Kami-Kenashitai (marsh), Hakkoda mountain, Aomori city, Aomori Pref., Japan, September 13, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
