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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 30 μm long, 35 μm wide, isthmus 9 μm wide (including arms), x 640, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum brachiatum Staurastrum brachiatum Staurastrum brachiatum

Images of collecting locality: Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii

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