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Chlorophyceae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae or Gonatozygaceae
(Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae)

Gonatozygon kinahanii
G. kinahanii (W. Archer) Rabenhorst (Coesel & Meesters 2007; John et al. 2002)
G. kinahani (Archer) Hasting (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)

Gonatozygon kinahani Genus: Two chloroplasts plate-like or slightly spiralled; a nucleus centrally located between the chloroplasts; mostly unicells, filaments rare (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: cell body cylindrical 162-(185-230)-236 μm long, 11-(12)-14 μm wide, L/W = 14-25 (or 40), cell wall smooth, both ends not swelled, 2 chloroplasts with 4-10 pyrenoids in each (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

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Gonatozygon kinahani (Archer) Hasting, cell body 134 μm long long, 12 μm long wide, L/W = 11.2, cell wall smooth, both ends not swelled, 2 chloroplasts with 5 pyrenoids in each, x 200, x 400, x 640, Hiroshima Pref., Japan, October 1998, by Y. Tsukii
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