image_list image_listE

Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Scenedesmaceae

 Scenedesmus tibiscensis
Uherkovich

Scenedesmus tibiscensis Genus: Colonies of 4 (or 2, 8, 16) cells attached side by side, arranged linearly or zigzag; cell body elliptical or spindle or crescent in shape; terminal cells with spiny projections in many species; cell wall usually smooth, but in some species granulated or dented or ridged (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:

Scenedesmus tibiscensis or S. ovalternus ?, cell body μm long, μm wide, x 640, (Lat. 37° 14' 58" N., Long.140° 20' 53" E.) Nashi-ike (pond), Kagami-ishi town, Fukushima Pref., Japan, August 2003, by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
Scenedesmus tibiscensis Scenedesmus tibiscensis

Please click on images for viewing enlarged.
Copyright Protist Information Server