Genus: Colonies spherical or aggregates in shape; sheath conspicuous; cell body spherical in shape;
chloroplasts cup-shaped or plate-like (Illustrations of the Japanese fresh-water algae, 1977).
Species:
Gloeocystis (or Gloeocapsa ?),
cell body 11-13 μm long, 6-8 μm wide, L/W=1.6-1.8,
x 640, Iroha-numa (marsh), Zao mountain, Yamagata city, Yamagata Pref., Japan, July 9, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
31 μm
63 μm
94 μm; x 640