Chlorophyceae:
Chlorococcales: Micractiniaceae
Micractinium pusillum
Fresenius var. pusillum
Family: Unicellular or Colonial; cell body spherical, with one or more spiny projections;
a single cup-shaped chloroplast with a pyrenoid; asexual reproduction by zoospore or autospore;
sexual reproduction by fertilization between egg and sperm.
Genus: Colonial; cell body with 2 or more spiny hairs
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
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Golenkinia;
Franceia;
Acanthosphaera;
Micractinium pusillum Fresenius var. pusillum,
cell body spherical, 8 μm in diam., spiny projections about 25 μm long,
x 640, Nakayado historical park, Oka, Okabe-cho, Fukaya city (formerly Okabe town), Saitama Pref., Japan, April 15, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Nakayado historical park, Oka, Okabe-cho, Fukaya city (formerly Okabe town), Saitama Pref., Japan, April 15, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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