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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Cosmarium pandriforme
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Cosmarium pandriforme Subgenus [Eucosmarium]: Cell body dorso-ventrally compressed, with strong constriction at the center, transverse section elliptical or diamond-shaped.
Section [ Cyclidium ]: Cell surface smooth; semicells half circle, half ellipsoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species[ magnum ]: (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Cosmarium pseudopyramidatum Lundell, cell body 72 μm long (estimated), 43 μm wide, L/W=1.7, isthmus 18 μm wide, x 640, No.6, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium pseudopyramidatum Cosmarium pseudopyramidatum Cosmarium pseudopyramidatum

Images of collecting locality: No.6, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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