Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Merismopediaceae
Aphanocapsa sp.
Order & Family: Floating unicells or a colony embedded in a matrix;
no differentiation of apical and base structures; only one family.
Genus: A colony of spherical cells; each cell is not covered with a sheath,
instead cells are scattered within a gelatinous matrix; the distance between cells is
usually longer than their diameter
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Aphanocapsa sp.,
cell body 3 μm long, 2.5 μm wide,
x 640, Karakemi marsh, Yasaka, Omachi city (formerly Yasaka village), Nagano Pref., Japan, May 8, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
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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