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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria brevis
(Kützing) Gomont

Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Trichome straight, without constriction at cell-cell junction, tapering at both ends, 4-6.5 μm wide; cell body short, 1.5-3 μm long (1/3-1/2 of its width; 0.3-0.5); granules present along septum (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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Oscillatoria brevis
O. brevis
or O. priestleyi ?
7.5 μm φ
L/W=0.4-0.8
Shishizuka
Tsuchiura
Ibaraki, 2003
Oscillatoria
O. brevis
or O. priestleyi ?
7 μm φ
L/W=0.4-0.8
Kurome river
Asaka
Saitama, 2004
Oscillatoria
O. brevis
6 μm φ
L/W=0.4-0.8
Ta river
Ishibashi
Tochigi, 2004
Oscillatoria
O. brevis
2-4 x 7 μm φ
L/W=0.3-0.6
Kamigo ni-ku
Ishibashi
Tochigi, 2004
Oscillatoria
O. brevis
2-4 x 7.5 μm φ
L/W=0.3-0.5
Tsukamoto
Sakura-ku
Saitama, 2004
Oscillatoria
O. brevis ??
5.5 μm φ
L/W=0.3-0.5
Hasuda
Saitama, 2002
Oscillatoria
O. brevis ?
5.5 μm φ
L/W=0.45-0.91
Tobai-numa n.p.
Kawajima
Saitama, 2006
Oscillatoria
O. brevis ?
5.5 μm φ
L/W=0.45-0.91
Toyonodai park
Otone
Saitama, 2006
Oscillatoria
O. brevis ?
5 μm φ
Kodai-hasu p.
Gyoda
Saitama, 2006
Similar species -->> O. priestleyi (5-6 μm φ L/W=2/3);

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Oscillatoria brevis
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