Stylosphaeridium stipitatum (Bachmann) Geitler et Gimesi 1925

Kim, Jin Hee Kim and Han Soon, 2017, New records of freshwater algae from Korea, Journal of Species Research 6 (3), pp. 224-231 : 225

Stylosphaeridium stipitatum (Bachmann) Geitler et Gimesi 1925 ( Fig. 1C )

Reference: John et al. 2011. p. 379. pl. 96K.

Description: Cells ellipsoidal and epiphytic on planktonic algae by short and thin stalk. Chloroplasts flattened and cup­shaped, with a pyrenoid and two contractile vacuoles. Cells 5­10 μm in length and 4-8 μm in breadth. Stalks 5­10 μm in length. They are epiphytic on planktonic algae, particularly the blue­green alga Coeasphaerium, also on Anabaena .

Occurrence: Dalseongbo, Inan­ri, Gaejin­myeon , Goryeong­gun , Gyeongsangbuk­do (24, Jul. 2015) .

Figures

Fig. 1. A, B. Astrephomene gubernaculifera, C. Stylosphaeridium stipitatum, D, E. Chlorangiella polychlora. Scale bar=10 μm.