Species: Cell body cylindrical or ellipsoidal, tapered to both ends, 35-79 μm long,
(16-21)-36 μm wide; both ends broadly rounded; cell wall thin, brownish in color,
finely lined (15-18/10 μ)
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Penium polymorphum Perty ?,
cell body 52 μm long, 23 μm wide, L/W=2.3,
x 640, No.2, Hachiman-numa marsh, Hachimantai, Hachimantai city (formerly Ashiro town & Matsuo village), Iwate Pref., Japan, September 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.2, Hachiman-numa marsh, Hachimantai, Hachimantai city (formerly Ashiro town & Matsuo village), Iwate Pref., Japan, September 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii