FlG. 5. Type of Nitella muthnatae, here designated as N. pseudoflabellata var. matbuatae (from Wood and 
Imahori, Iconograph of the Characeae (in press). Cramer. Weinheim (ICON 325) ). 1, Habit, X T 2, Axial 
node with ( 1—) 2— 3 -furcate fertile branchlets, X 12. 3 , End cells of dactyls, X 90. 4 , Lower axial node with 
2-3 -furcate branchlets and an accessory branch produced at the 1st node, X 5. 3, Coronula, X 390. 6, Oospore, 
X 90. 7, Oospore membrane, X 500. 8, Branchlet node with gametangia and dactyls, X 40. 
