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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Dictyosphaeriaceae

Selenodictyum

Family: Colonial, usually with a gelatinous coat; 4 daughter cells are connected with filaments derived from their maternal cell wall; cell body spherical, elliptical or heart-shaped; a single chloroplast plate-like or cup-shaped containing a pyrenoid; asexual reproduction by autospore, sexual reproduction by fertilization of egg and sperm.
Genus: Planktonic; colony of 16 (or more) cells within a thin gelatinous sheath; cell body sickle-shaped, connected with each other by gelatinous filaments and arranged at the periphery of the sheath; a single chloroplast plate-like, with a pyrenoid (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
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Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.2
cell 25 x 6 μm
Tane-ike
Togakushi highland
Nagano, 2005
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.2
cell 23 x 7 μm
Abiko
Chiba, 2000
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.2
cell μm
Kodama town
Saitama,2003
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.2
cell 16 x 2 μm
Nasu
Tochigi, 2001
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.2
cell μm
Chiba-Minato Park
Chiba, 2003
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.1
cell 13 x 4 μm
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.3
cell 10 x 1.5 μm
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.3
cell 18 x 2 μm
Fukada Park
Sanda
Hyogo, 2001
Kirchneriella
Selenodictyum sp.3
stock Hsf-39
cell 18 x 2 μm
Fukada Park
Sanda
Hyogo, 2001
Kirchneriella
Selenodictyum sp.3
stock Hsf-41
cell μm
Fukada Park
Sanda
Hyogo, 2001
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.3
Fukada Park
Otto-Numa
Ibaraki, 2002
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.3
Fukada Park
Kawashima
or Kawajima
Saitama, 2002
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.3
Fukada Park
Otto-Numa
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2002
Selenodictyum
Selenodictyum sp.3
Fukada Park
Chiba-Minato Park
Chiba, 2003
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Selenodictyum
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