Table 2.
The size and the length/width ratio of vegetative cells, akinetes and heterocysts of D. mendotae and C. ovalisporum.
| Species | Morphological characters | Form | Mean ± SD | Min | Max | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. mendotae | ||||||
| Cell | ||||||
| length | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 50 | ||
| width | 4.2 ± 0.3 | 3.5 | 5 | |||
| l:w | 1.1 | 0.98 | 1.2 | |||
| Heterocyst | ||||||
| length | 6.5 ± 0.8 | 4.7 | 8.4 | 50 | ||
| width | 5.6 ± 0.5 | 4.1 | 6.6 | |||
| l:w | 1.2 | 1.15 | 1.3 | |||
| Akinete | ||||||
| length | 8.96 ± 1.8 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 5 | ||
| width | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 4.1 | 5.7 | |||
| l:w | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | |||
| C. ovalisporum | ||||||
| Cell | ||||||
| length | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 2.9 | 13.4 | 50 | ||
| width | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.4 | |||
| l:w | 1.8 | 1.1 | 3 | |||
| Heterocyst | ||||||
| length | 6.2 ± 0.7 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 50 | ||
| width | 4.3 ± 0.7 | 2.7 | 6.5 | |||
| l:w | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | |||
| Akinete | ||||||
| length | 12.1 ± 2 | 7.9 | 15.5 | 15 | ||
| width | 9.6 ± 1.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | |||
| l:w | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.07 |