Family: Colonies or unicells; planktonic or benthic; cell body spherical or ellipsoidal in shape, embedded within a gelatinous sheath; (Introduction to the Freshwater Algae, 1999).
Genus:
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Chlamydocapsa sp.
or Gloeocystis ?
16 x 11 μm
Tane-ike
Togakushi highland
Nagano, 2005
Chlamydocapsa sp.
or Gloeocystis ?
11-19 x 8-16 μm
Kabuto-yama
Nishi-no-miya
Hyogo, 2004
Chlamydocapsa ?
or Asterococcus ?
11-19 x 8-16 μm
Watarase
Tochigi, 2001