 
 
Gamophyceae: 
Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae
Staurastrum apiculatum
Brébisson
= Staurodesmus apiculatus (Joshua) Islam & Haroon (Ling & Tyler, Australian Freshwater Algae, 2000)
= Std. dejectus (Ralfs) Teiling var. apiculatus (Bréb.) Teiling (Coesel & Meesters, Desmids of the Lowlands, 2007)
|  Genus:  
Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal, 
ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977) Subgenus: lacks arm-like projections 
(Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
 Species: 
Cell body 17-25 μm long, 17-25 μm wide (without spines), 
isthmus 5.6-8 μm wide,
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	S. connatum; 
Staurastrum apiculatum Brébisson ?, 
cell body 18 μm long, 19 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 6 μm wide, 
x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
Staurastrum apiculatum Brébisson ?, 
cell body  ?  μm long, 17 μm wide, L/W=, isthmus 6 μm wide, 
x 640, No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 31 μm
 31 μm
 63 μm
 63 μm
 94 μm; x 640
 94 μm; x 640
 
 
Images of collecting locality: 
No.5, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, November 22, 2006 by Y. Tsukii
 
 
 
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