Chlorophyceae:
Tetrasporales: Tetrasporaceae
Tetraspora sp.
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:
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Tetraspora sp.,
cell body spherical, 8-12 μm in diam.,
pseudocilia about 50 μm long ?,
x 640, Kawaguchi Natural Park, Sashima, Kawaguchi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Kawaguchi Natural Park, Sashima, Kawaguchi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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