Chlorophyceae:
Chlorococcales: Micractiniaceae
Micractinium sp.
Fresenius
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 sp.,
cell body 6 μm in diam., spiny projections up to 13 μm long,
x 640, Jionji-shinsui-koen (Jion temple water park), Iwatsuki-ku (formerly Iwatsuki city), Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Jionji-shinsui-koen (Jion temple water park), Iwatsuki-ku (formerly Iwatsuki city), Saitama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 12, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
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