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: Cell body cylindrical, outer cells slightly curved outward, 9.5-11 μm long, 3.5-4 μm wide; each cell with three short spiny projections at both ends (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
a pond at Showa-machi general park, Kasukabe city (formerly Showa town), Saitama Pref., Japan, February 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
