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Cyanophyceae: Chroococcales: Chroococcaceae

Chroococcus sp.

Chroococcus Order & Family: Floating unicells or a colony embedded in a matrix; no differentiation of apical and base structures; only one family.
Genus: Unicells or a colony of spherical cells covered with a distinct sheath (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Chroococcus varius A. Braun, cell body 1.5 x 2 μm, x 400, x 640, Saitama Pref., Japan, October 1999, by Y. Tsukii
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Chroococcus varius Chroococcus varius


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