Genus: Colony within a gelatinous bag; cells uniformly arranged at the peripheral matrix;
cell body spherical or ellipsoidal with 2 pseudo-flagella; 2-4 cells form a small subset;
a single chloroplast cup-shaped, with a pyrenoid
(Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Small colonies planktonic or large ones attached to other substrates
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Tetraspora sp.,
cell body μm long, μm wide, with two pseudo-flagella,
x 640, Name-gawa (Name river), Namegawa town, Saitama Pref., Japan, April 18, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
