Species: Cell body 58-75 μm long, 26.5-31 μm wide, L/W=2-2.5,
isthmus 20-29 μm wide; semicells broad ellipsoidal or ovoidal, apex broad circular or
narrowly flattened; cell wall finely dotted; band-form chloroplasts aligned along inner cellwall
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species -->>C. cucurbita;
C. cucurbitinum;
C. diplosporum;
C. globosum;
C. oblongum;
Cosmarium thwaitesii Ralfs ??,
cell body 34 μm long, 17.5 μm wide, L/W=1.9, isthmus 14.5 μm wide,
x 640, a small marsh pond near memorial pole of Saito Mokichi (close to Iroha-numa), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 2, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
a small marsh pond near memorial pole of Saito Mokichi (close to Iroha-numa), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, August 2, 2006 by Y. Tsukii