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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

 Oscillatoria splendida
var. splendida

Oscillatoria splendida Genus: A single trichome within a rigid sheath; sheath clear or yellowish; filaments planktonic or agglutinated (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Cell body 4-5 μm long, 2 μm wide, L/W=2-2.5 (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Oscillatoria splendida Greville var. splendida ?, cell body 4-8 μm long, 2.5 μm wide, L/W=1.6-3.2, x 640, near Egawa wetland, Watarase-yusuichi (Watarase Wetland), Fujioka town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, March 30, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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