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Chlorophyta: Charophyceae

Coleochaete orbicularis
Pringsheim

Coleochaete 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).

Coleochaete orbicularis Pringsheim, colony about 200 μm wide, cell body 12-25 μm long, 12-25 μm wide, hairly projections up to 800 μm long, cylindrical structures at their base 25-42 μm long, 3-3.5 μm wide, x 100, x 200, x 400, x 640, Onnenai, Kushiro marsh, Kushiro city, Hokkaido, Japan, October 16, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
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