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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria uncinata
Emoto et Hirose

Oscillatoria uncinata Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells.
Species: Trichome pale bluegreen, septum not constricted, gradually attenuated toward curved ends, 3-3.5 μm wide, slightly elongate or nearly the same as its width; cell body containing granules (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Oscillatoria uncinata Emoto et Hirose ?, cell body 5 μm long, 3 μm wide, x 640, Yoshigadaira (or Yoshigataira) marsh, Shirane mountain, Kusatsu town, Gunma Pref., Japan, June 5, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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