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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium logiense
Bisset var. logiense

Cosmarium logiense Species[ var. logiense]: Cell body slightly longer than width, 59-65 μm long, 48-53 μm wide, isthmus 16-22.4 μm wide; semicells reniform, basal corners rounded, with 2 pyrenoids. [f. expansa]: Cell body slightly longer than width, 64.4-67 μm long, 50.4-53 μm wide, isthmus 16.8-18 μm wide; semicells reniform, basal corners rounded, apex broader than that of var. logiense; cell wall covered with many granules (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Cosmarium logiense Bisset var. logiense or C. reniforme ?, cell body 67 μm long, 57 μm wide, isthmus 18 μm wide, x 640, Komado marsh (or bog), Showa village and Tajima town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, August 22, 2004, by Y. Tsukii
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Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme
Cell body 70 μm long, 59 μm wide, isthmus 20 μm wide, x 640
Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme Cosmarium reniforme


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