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=; cell wall transparent, smooth; chloroplasts with 3-6 pyrenoids |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Shibakusadaira (marsh), Zao mountain, Shichigashuku town, Miyagi Pref., Japan, August 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
