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Gamophyceae: Zygnematales: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum incisum
Wolle

Staurastrum Genus: Cell body short, radiate in shape; apical view of the cell, triangular, polygonal, ellipsoidal or spindle-shaped; zygospores formed outside of mother cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)
Subgenus: with arm-like projections (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)

Species: Cell body 29 μm long, 37 μm wide, constriction 9 μm wide (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977)


Staurastrum incisum Wolle, cell body 25 μm long, 35 μm wide (including arms), arms about 10 μm long, isthmus 8 μm wide, x 640, Tane-ike (pond), Togakushi highland, Shinano town, Nagano Pref., Japan, June 12, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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