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Cyanophyceae: Nostocales: Oscillatoriaceae

Oscillatoria uncinata
Emoto et Hirose

Genus: Trichome without mucous sheath; straight, long, consisting of numerous cells.
Species: Trichome pale bluegreen, septum not constricted, gradually attenuated toward curved ends, 3-3.5 μm wide, slightly elongate or nearly the same as its width; cell body containing granules (Illustrations of The Japanese Fresh-water Algae, 1977).


Oscillatoria uncinata Emoto et Hirose ?, cell body 3-5 μm long, 3 μm wide, L/W=1-1.7, x 640, Suiren-numa (pond), near Hakkoda mountain, Towada city (formerly Towadako town), Aomori Pref., Japan, July 17, 2005 by Y. Tsukii
scale 31 μm scale 63 μm scale 94 μm; x 640
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