Genus: Cell body flat, constricted at the center; semicell with 2 or 4 thick spiny projections;
cells attached with each other at the center of their apex forming a filament, spiny projections
extending over the adjoining cell.
Species: Cell body 15-22 μm long, 17-25 μm wide, constriction 7-8.6
μm wide; semicells elongated ellipsoidal or broad hexagonal reniform, from both sides two short spines directing
inward; apex flat with two long projections to connect with adjoining cell
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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