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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Staurastrum brachiatum
Ralfs

Staurastrum brachiatum Subgenus: With arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Species: Cell body 25-36 μm long, 25-36 μm wide (including spines), isthmus 8.4-9.7 μm wide; constriction medium, bay-opening large; (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)

Staurastrum brachiatum Ralfs, cell body 28 μm long, 30 μm wide, L/W=0.9, isthmus 9 μm wide, x 640, Shimo-no-koike (pond), Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum brachiatum Staurastrum brachiatum Staurastrum brachiatum

Images of collecting locality: Shimo-no-koike (pond), Shiga highland, Yamanouchi town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 17, 2007 by Y. Tsukii

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