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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Elakatothricaceae

 Elakatothrix gelatinosa
Wille

Elakatothrix Species: Colonies of 2, 4, 8, 16 cells, enclosed by a fusiform gelatinous sheath; cell body fusiform narrowed into the pointed ends, 15-25 μm long, 3-4 μm wide; chloroplasts a single, parietal, with a single pyrenoid (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, 15: 35, 1995).

Elakatothrix gelatinosa Wille, cell body 20-28 μm long, 3.5-4 μm wide, gelatinous sheath 45-60 μm long, 7-9 μm wide, x 640, Numappara marsh, Nasu-shiobara city (formerly Kuroiso city), Tochigi Pref., Japan, August 2003 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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