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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

 Cosmarium sp.

Cosmarium Genus: Unicellular; variable in shape; a constriction at the center of the cell body; mostly longer than wide; flattened; each semicell hemispherical, spherical, ellipsoidal, rectangular, pyramidal or kidney-shaped; no apical indentation (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:

Cosmarium sp. ( Cosmarium depressum ?), cell body 27 μm long, 23 μm wide, isthmus 10 μm wide, x 640, Komado marsh (or bog), Showa village and Tajima town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, August 22, 2004, by Y. Tsukii
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