Species :
Cell body small in size (length = width), 12-16.7 μm long, 9.5-15.5 μm wide,
isthmus 4.3-5.6 μm wide; semicells ellipsoidal, apex broadly convex or nearly flat
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar species -->>C. depressum;
C. contractum;
Cosmarium inconspicuum Archer ?,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, Kataki-numa marsh, Yuri-Honjo city, Akita Pref., Japan, September 28, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Kataki-numa marsh, Yuri-Honjo city, Akita Pref., Japan, September 28, 2008 by Y. Tsukii