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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).
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Scenedesmus quadricauda (Turpin) Brébisson quadricauda, cell body 10-11 μm long, 4 μm wide, L/W=2.5-2.8, spines 5 μm long, x 640, a small pond at Kusatsu Onsen bus terminal, Kusatsu town, Gunma Pref., Japan, June 5, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Scenedesmus
Cell body 10-12 μm long, 4 μm wide, L/W=, spines 7 μm long, x 640
Scenedesmus
Cell body 10 μm long, 3.5 μm wide, L/W=, spines 4 μm long, x 640
Scenedesmus

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