Family: Filamentous algae attached to a substrate at base, differentiation of axis-branch structure variable; cell body cylindrical, spherical or elongated ellipsoidal, with one or several plate-like chloroplasts; pyrenoids one to several in number or absent; terminal cells tapered or rounded at its end (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Genus: Filament with branching; cell body cylindrical; a single chloroplast plate-like, slightly curved, apical cells rounded; differentiaton of axial and branching filaments conspicuous (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
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C. plumosa
μm
Ueno
Tokyo, 2001
C. plumosa
μm
Sayama
Saitama, 2001
C. plumosa
μm
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or Kawajima
Saitama, 2002
C. plumosa
μm
Tama river
Fuchu
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C. plumosa
μm
Kitayama park
Nishi-no-miya
Hyogo, 2004
C. plumosa ?
μm
Kurome river
Asaka
Saitama, 2005
