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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria limosa
[C. Agardh 1812] Gomont 1892 (John et al. ed. 2002)

Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Trichome straight, without constriction at cell-cell junction, 15-20 μm wide (cf. O. curviceps, 10-17 μm); cell body short, 3-5 μm long, L/W=1/6-1/3 (0.16-0.33) ; granules present along septum; terminal cells semielliptical, with thickened cell wall (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
18 μm diam.
L/W=0.19-0.39
Tama river
Chofu
Tokyo, 2004
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
18 μm diam.
Japan, 199?
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
17 μm diam.
L/W=0.21
Kitayama park
Higashi-Murayama
Tokyo, 2004
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
19 μm diam.
Izumo Shrine
Izumo
Shimane, 2006
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
16-17 μm diam.
L/W=0.16-0.32
Furu-tone river
Kasukabe
Saitama, 2004
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
15-17 μm diam.
L/W=0.15-0.29
Sendabori
Chiba, 2002
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
2-4 x 17 μm diam.
Asa-kawa
Hachioji
Tokyo, 2005
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
3-6 x 17 μm diam.
L/W=0.2-0.4
Dewa Park
Koshigaya
Saitama, 2006
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
3.5-7.0 x 17 μm diam.
L/W=0.2-0.4
Oura central park
Oura town
Gunma, 2006
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
16 μm diam.
Saitama, 1999
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
2.5-4.5 x 16 μm diam.
Owada Park
Saitama, 2005
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
4.5 x 16 μm diam.
L/W=0.3
Kitamoto n.o.p.
Kitamoto
Saitama, 2006
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
2.5-4.5 x 15 μm diam.
Demaru-nakago
Kawajima
Saitama, 2005
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
2.5-5 x 15 μm diam.
Shide-numa
Kita-kawabe
Saitama, 2005
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa ?
13.5 μm diam.
Daidarabotchi-ike
Iizuna-kogen
Nagano, 2003
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa ?
12 μm diam.
L/W=0.20
Kashiwa
Chiba, 2002
Oscillatoria
O. limosa
14 μm diam.
L/W=0.25-0.45
Sano
Hakuba
Nagano, 2004
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
14 μm diam.
L/W=0.14-0.29
Sakitama-kofun p.
Gyoda
Saitama, 2006
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
4-8 x 14 μm diam.
L/W=0.3-0.6
Satsunai river
Obihiro
Hokkaido, 2005
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa
2.5-6.0 x 16.5 μm diam.
Aina-shinsui p.
Kawagoe
Saitama, 2005
Oscillatoria limosa
O. limosa ?
2.5-3.0 x 13 μm diam.
near Town Hall
Shobu
Saitama, 2005
Oscillatoria
O. limosa ?
3.0 x 13 μm diam.
Kawaguchi Natural p.
Kawaguchi
Saitama, 2005

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