Species [ var. cucurbitinum ]: Cell body medium in size, (56.5-73)-83 μm long,
26-(28-30)-33 μm wide, L/W=2.5, slightly constricted at the center;
semicells semi-spindle shaped, gradually attenuated toward apex, lateral margins convex, apex broad circular;
cell wall dotted.
[ f. minor ]: Smaller than var. cucurbitinum, 50-(56-60) μm long,
22.5-25-(26.5-28) μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species -->>C. cucurbita;Cosmarium cucurbitinum (Bisset) Lütkemüller var. cucurbitinum,
cell body 70 μm long, 28 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 27.5 μm wide,
x 640, No.4, Chigo-ike (marsh pond) at the top of Yakebitai mountain, Shiga highland (Oku-shiga highland), Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 9, 2006 by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No. 4, Chigo-ike marsh at the top of Yakebitai mountain, Shiga highland (Oku-shiga highland), Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, October 9, 2006 by Y. Tsukii