Genus: A colony of spherical cells; each cell is not covered with a sheath,
instead cells are scattered within a gelatinous matrix; the distance between cells is
usually shorter than their diameter
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Microcystis,
cell body spherical, 7-8 μm in diam.,
x 640, Kenmin-kenko-fukushi-mura Park, Koshigaya city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
