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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria sp.

Genus: A single trichome within a rigid sheath; sheath clear or yellowish; filaments planktonic or agglutinated (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species:


Oscillatoria sp. (or Phormidium retzii (Agardh) Gomont ?), cell body 6-8 μm long, 8.5 μm wide, septum constricted, x 640, water treatment center, Ishii, Sakado city, Saitama Pref., Japan, December 19, 2004 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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