Genus:
Cell body flat, large, variable in shape, longer than wide; strong constriction at center;
each semicell with several notches; cell wall with many short spines
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:
Micrasterias denticulata var. angulosa (Hantzsch) W. et G.S. West,
cell body 276 μm long, 230 μm wide, L/W=1.2, isthmus μm wide,
x 200, x 400, x 640, Onnenai, Kushiro marsh, Kushiro city, Hokkaido, Japan, October 16, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
50 μm
100 μm
150 μm; x 400 :
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640