Species: Trichome straight, without constriction at cell-cell junction, 8-9 μm wide; cell body short, 2-4 μm long, L/W=1/4-1/2; granules absent along septum; terminal cells semicircular (Illustrations of the Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

31 μm 63 μm 94 μm; x 640

Images of collecting locality: drainage ditch, Dewa Park, Koshigaya, Saitama Pref., Japan, February 5, 2006 by Y. Tsukii