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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Micractiniaceae

Micractinium
Fresenius

Family: Unicellular or Colonial; cell body spherical, with one or more spiny projections; a single cup-shaped chloroplast with a pyrenoid; asexual reproduction by zoospores or autospores; sexual reproduction by fertilization (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Genus: Colonial; cell body with 2 or more spiny hairs (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
S= Maximum length of spines; L= Maximum diam. or length of cells;
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Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 9-11 μm diam.
spines ~44 μm
S/L=4.0
Japan, 1997
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 7-8 μm diam.
spines ~47 μm
S/L=5.9
long spines only
Yamagata, 1999
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 7 μm diam.
spines ~24 μm
S/L=3.4
long & short spines
Japan, 1998
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells 8 μm diam.
spines ~25 μm
S/L=3.1
Mishima
Shizuoka, 2001
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 5-9 μm diam.
spines ~43 μm
S/L=4.8
Uruguay, 1999
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 5-8 μm diam.
spines ~30 μm
S/L=3.8
Hiroshima, 1998
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Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 5-8 μm diam.
spines μm
Namegawa
Saitama, 2004
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 5 μm diam.
spines ~41 μm
S/L=8.2
Saitama, 1999

M. pussillum
cells 6-9 μm diam.
spines ~35 μm
S/L=3.9
Kurobane
Tochigi, 2001
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 7 μm diam.
spines ~27 μm
S/L=3.9
Urawa
Saitama, 2001
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 8 μm diam.
spines ~37 μm
S/L=5.3
Urawa
Saitama, 2001
Micractiniums
M. pussillum
cells 7 μm diam.
spines ~44 μm
S/L=6.3
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2001
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells μm diam.
spines μm
Showa-machi G.P.
Showa
Saitama, 2003
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 10 μm diam.
spines 40 μm
kenko-fukushi m.p.
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2005
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 6-11 μm diam.
spines 60 μm
kenko-fukushi m.p.
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2006
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 5-8 μm diam.
spines 17 μm
Shinrin-koen
Namegawa
Saitama, 2005
Micractinium
M. pussillum
cells 8 μm diam.
Nakayado h.p.
Fukaya
Saitama, 2006
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells μm diam.
spines μm
O-ike park
Yabuki
Fukushima, 2003
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells 6 μm diam.
spines 35 μm
Shide-numa
Kita-kawabe
Saitama, 2005
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells μm diam.
spines μm
O-ike park
Yabuki
Fukushima, 2003
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells 6 μm diam.
spines ~20 μm
S/L=3.3
Tatabayashi
Gunma, 2001
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells μm diam.
spines ~ μm
S/L=
Japan, 2000

Micractinium sp.
cells 6 μm diam.
spines ~33 μm
S/L=5.5
Abiko
Chiba, 2000
Micractiniums
Micractinium sp.
cells 6 μm diam.
spines ~21 μm
S/L=3.5
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2001
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells 5 μm diam.
spines ~11 μm
S/L=2.2
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells 7 μm diam.
spines ~31 μm
S/L=4.4
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
Micractinium
Micractinium sp. ?
cells 6 x 3-4.5 μm
spines ~27 μm
S/L=4.5
Saitama, 1999
Micractinium
Micractinium sp. ?
cells 8 x 4 μm
spines ~26 μm
S/L=3.2
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2001
Micractinium
Micractinium sp. ?
cells μm
spines μm
S/L=
Kodama town
Saitama, 2003
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells 6 μm
spines 13 μm
Jionji-shinsui p.
Iwatsuki-ku
Saitama, 2006
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells μm
spines μm
Old Sugata r.
Mibu
Tochigi, 2008
Micractinium
Micractinium sp.
cells μm
spines μm
Kashiwa v.m.p.
Kashiwa
Chiba, 2008
Micractinium
Micractinium sp. ??
cells 2 μm diam.
Dictyosphaerium ?
Abiko
Chiba, 2000
Similar genus --> Golenkinia; Franceia; Acanthosphaera;

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