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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium ornatum
Ralfs

Cosmarium ornatum Species: Cell body deeply constricted, 32-40 μm long, 35-41 μm wide, constriction (isthmus) 11-13 μm wide, semicells reniform, apex slightly elevated and truncate, lateral margins convex and convergent upward, apex, lateral margins and the center of the semicells furnished with granules, other parts of cell walls smooth (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 3, 1985).


Cosmarium ornatum Ralfs, cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide, x 640, No.4, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Kaminoyama city & Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, July 13, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Cosmarium quadrifarium Cosmarium quadrifarium Cosmarium quadrifarium Cosmarium quadrifarium

Images of collecting locality: No.4, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Kaminoyama city & Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, July 13, 2008 by Y. Tsukii


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Copyright 1999 Yuuji Tsukii