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Chlorophyceae: Chlorococcales: Oocystaceae

Selenastrum bibraianum
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Selenastrum Genus: Colonies of 4, 8 or 16 cells; planktonic; body crescent in shape; tapered at both ends; cells attached to each other at dorsal surface; a chloroplast curved plate-like, with a pyrenoid (Guide book to the "Photomicrographs of the Freshwater Algae", 1998).
Species: Cell body gradually tapered forming sharply pointed ends, 16-38 μm long, 5-8 μm wide, distances between apices 5-25 μm (Photocmicrographs of the Freshwater Algae, vol. 2, 1984).
Similar Genus ->> Kirchneriella; Ankistrodesmus;


Selenastrum bibraianum, strain Sak-2, cultured with Hyponex and KCM, cell body 21 μm long, 2.5 μm wide, x 400, x 640, Kurome river, Asama city, Saitama Pref., Japan, 2000 by Y. Tsukii
scale 50 μm scale 100 μm scale 150 μm; x 400 : scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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Dividing cells, producing four daughter cells
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Cells flattened using cover glass
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