image_list image_listE

Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Chlorococcaceae (Oocystaceae)

 Polyedriopsis spinulosa
Schmidle

Polyedriopsis Genus: Unicellular, planktonic; cell body flat tri- or quadrangular in shape, with hairy projections at each point; a single chloroplast plate-like in shape, with a pyrenoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Cell body polygonal, wtih 2-3 spiny projections at each corner, 12-15 μm in diam., spines 10-15 μm long; a chloroplast plate-like, with a single pyrenoid (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Similar genus -->> Tetraedron; Pseudopolyedriopsis;

Polyedriopsis spinulosa Schmidle (Chlorococcaceae, Chlorococcales, Chlorophyceae), cell body quadrangular 12 μm long, 13 μm wide, L/W=0.9, hairly projections up to 20 μm long, a single pyrenoid present, x 640, Showa-machi general park, Showa town, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Polyedriopsis Polyedriopsis Polyedriopsis Polyedriopsis

Images of collecting locality: Showa-machi general park, Showa town, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

Please click on images for viewing enlarged.
Copyright Protist Information Server