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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium ocellatum
Eichler et Gutwinski

Section [ Cyclidium ]: Cell surface smooth; semicells half circle, half ellipsoid.
Species [ var. ocellatum ]: Cell body (20-28)-30 μm long, 17-20-25 μm wide, isthmus 4-(4.8-5.6)-6 μm wide; [ var. grabrum Hinode ]: Cell body 25-26 μm long, 24-25 μm wide, isthmus 6-7 μm wide; (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Cosmarium
C. ocellatum
var. glabrum
30 x 24 μm
East of Tojuro 1
Azuma mt.
Yamagata, 2007
Cosmarium ocellatum
C. ocellatum
var. glabrum
30 x 24 μm
East of Tojuro 2
Azuma mt.
Yamagata, 2007
Cosmarium
C. ocellatum
var. glabrum
26 x 25 μm
Aka-ike
Madarao highland
Niigata, 2006
C. ocellatum
μm
Hiroshima, 1998
Similar species -- >> C. reniforme (Ornatae);

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Cosmarium ocellatum
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