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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

Scenedesmus quadricauda
(Turpin) Brébisson sensu Chodat, 1913

Scenedesmus quadricauda 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. quadricauda ]: Colonies of 2, 4 or 8 cells arranging linearly; cell body elongated ellipsoidal, 11-18 μm long, 3.5-7 μm wide; terminal cells with long spiny projections (10-17 μm long); cell wall smooth (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Scenedesmus quadricauda var., cell body 15 μm long, 5 μm wide, 12 μm long, L/W=3.0, S/L=0.8, x 400, Japan, 1998, by Y. Tsukii
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Scenedesmus quadricauda var., x 400, Japan, 1999, by Y. Tsukii
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