Species: Cell body deeply constricted, 32-40 μm long, 35-41 μm wide,
constriction (isthmus) 11-13 μm wide,
semicells reniform, apex slightly elevated and truncate, lateral margins convex and convergent upward,
apex, lateral margins and the center of the semicells furnished with granules, other parts of cell walls
smooth (Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 3, 1985).
Cosmarium ornatum Ralfs,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, No.4, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Kaminoyama city & Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, July 13, 2008 by Y. Tsukii 31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
No.4, Iroha-numa (marsh/bog), Zao mountain, Kaminoyama city & Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, July 13, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
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Copyright 1999 Yuuji Tsukii