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
Closterium pronum ,
cell body 303 μm long, 9 μm wide, L/W=,
x 400, x 640, Kodanuki marsh, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, April 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Kodanuki marsh, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka Pref., Japan, April 29, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
