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Chlorophyta: Charophyceae

Chaetosphaeridium globosum
(Nordstedt) Klebahn var. globosum

Chaetosphaeridium globosum Genus: Unicellular, solitary or gregarious; cells flask-shaped composed of globose basal portion and a narrow cylindrical gelatinous sheath, with a long fine seta extending from the cell through the sheath (Photomicrog. Fresh-w. Alg. 4, 1985).
Species: Cells 10-20 μm in diameter at the base (Photomicrog. Fresh-w. Alg. 4, 1985).

Chaetosphaeridium globosum (Nordstedt) Klebahn var. globosum, cell body spherical, 11 μm long, hairly projections about 120 μm long, basal cylindrical projection about 5 μm long, x 640, a small pond at Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro city, Hokkaido, Japan, October 13, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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