Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae
Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Synechococcaceae
Aphanothece 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 elliptical cells; each cell without a sheath or with a thin sheath,
both ends of the cells spherical, not curved
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Aphanothece sp.,
cell body 7-10 μm long, 5 μm wide,
x 640, Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, May 21, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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