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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Scenedesmus ellipsoideus
Chodat var. biornatus

Scenedesmus ellipsoideus Genus: Colonies of 4 (or 2, 8, 16) cells attached side by side, arranged linearly or zigzag; cell body elliptical or spindle or crescent in shape; terminal cells with spiny projections in many species; cell wall usually smooth, but in some species granulated or dented or ridged (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species [ var. biornatus ]:


Scenedesmus ellipsoideus var. biornatus ?, cell body 9 μm long, 5 μm wide, L/W=1.8, x 640, Omuta-ike (pond), Kasuga city, Fukuoka Pref., Japan, October 2001 by Y. Tsukii
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