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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Dicloster
Family: Colonies of a fixed number of cells (4, 8, 16, 32, or more) arranged 2- or 3-dimensionally; cells spherical, ellipsoidal, polygonal, etc. in shape; chloroplasts 1 or several, plate-like in shape, with 1 pyrenoid; asexual reproduction by autocoenobium (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Genus: Planktonic; colony of 4 (or 2 or 8) cells; cell body crescent in shape, both ends drawn out as spiny projections; two cells attached each other at the outward mid-region forming "X"-shaped pairs, two pairs attached at the extreme of the cells; a single chloroplast plate-like in shape, with two pyrenoids (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
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Dicloster
D. acuatus
cell 65 x 6 μm
Nishi-jo-numa
Hasuda
Saitama, 2002
Dicloster
D. acuatus
cell 53 x 6 μm
Mihashi Park
Saitama, 2002
Dicloster acuatus
D. acuatus
cell μm
O-ike park
Yabuki
Fukushima, 2003
Dicloster acuatus
D. acuatus
cell μm
S-M general park
Showa
Saitama, 2003
Dicloster acuatus
D. acuatus
cell μm
near Someino p.s.
Sakura
Chiba, 2008
Dicloster
D. acuatus ?
cell 44 x 4 μm
kenko-fukushi m. p.
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2005
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
or S. acuminatus ?
cell 44 x 4 μm
Akigase Park
Saitama, 2002
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell 45 x 4 μm
Saitama, 1999
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell 41 x 3 μm
Saitama, 1999
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell 41 x 3 μm
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2001
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
or S. acuminatus ?
cell 35 x 3 μm
Saitama, 1999
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell 35 x 3 μm
Kawashima
or Kawajima
Saitama, 2002
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell μm
Kodama town
Saitama, 2003
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell 50 x 2 μm
Nanbata castle p.
Fujimi
Saitama, 2005
Dicloster
Dicloster sp.
cell 45 x 5 μm
Karasu-ga-mori p.
Nasu-shiobara
Tochigi, 2006
Similar genus -->> Selenastrum;

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Dicloster
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