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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

 Oscillatoria subtilissima
Kützing

Oscillatoria subtilissima Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).
Species: Trichome solitary or in small group, 1-1.5 μm wide; cell body 1-2 times longer than the width; (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).

Oscillatoria subtilissima Kützing, cell body 2-4 μm long, 1.5 μm wide, L/W=1.3-2.7, x 640, near Yanase river, Mizuko, Fujimi city, Saitama Pref., Japan, December 2003 by Y. Tsukii
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Oscillatoria subtilissima Oscillatoria subtilissima

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