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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Zygnemataceae

Zygnema sp.

Zygnema Genus: Filament without branching; cell body cylindrical; two chloroplasts star-shaped; tubes formed (or cell body fused) at conjugation; zygospore spherical or broad ellipsoidal formed within female gametangium (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species:


Zygnema sp., cell body μm long, 19 μm wide, x 640, damp area along Karasu river (near Jonan O-hashi; Jonan large bridge), Takasaki city, Gunma Pref., Japan, April 11, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
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Zygnema Zygnema Zygnema

Zygnema excompressum Transeau: vegetative cells 32-80 μm long, 23-26 μm diam., 2 chloroplasts in each cell


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