Genus:
Cell body cylindroid or spindle in shape; spiral ribbon-like chloroplasts or laminae of
the chloroplast arranged spirally around central rod
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species :
Spirotaenia erythrocephala Itzigsohn,
cell body 86 μm long, 17 μm wide,
x 400, x 640, Iida-shinden, Nishi-ku, Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, July 4, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640