Species [var. setaceum]: Cell body quickly attenuated toward both ends (cf. C. ralfsii), each extended part longer than spindle-shaped part at middle (cf. C. kuetzingii), 150-(252-528)-600 μm long, 6-(8.6-17) μm wide, L/W=30-33; cell wall transparent or slightly yellowish, finely striated (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |
Images of collecting locality:
No.2, Ko-numa (pond/marsh), Minakami town (formerly Tsukiyono town), Gunma Pref., Japan, October 12, 2008 by Y. Tsukii