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 28-42 μm long, 28-39 μm wide; constriction 8.4-11 μm wide; cell wall covered with granules, arranging in circle around each projection; semicells not twisted with each other at isthmus (Illustrations of the Fresh-water Algae, 1977). |
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Staurastrum lapponicum (Schmidle) Grönblad f. lapponicum ?,
cell body μm long, μm wide, L/W=, isthmus μm wide,
x 640, Block 3, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640
Images of collecting locality:
Block 3, Kashibaru marsh, Karatsu city, Saga Pref., Japan, September 9, 2008 by Y. Tsukii
