Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Rivulariaceae
Calothrix
marchia
Lemmermann
Family: Trichome (filamentous structure) tapered from base to tail
Genus: Heterocysts present; one trichome within a sheath; coenobium absent (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Calothrix marchia
Lemmermann ?, cell body
μm long,
μm wide, x 640, rice field, Senuki, Takaku-kou, Nasu town, Tochigi Pref., Japan, October 31, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Homoeothrix
: Heterocysts absent (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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