''Cyanophora kugrensii'' is an algal species classified as a

glaucophyte The glaucophytes, also known as glaucocystophytes or glaucocystids, are a small group of unicellular algae found in freshwater and moist terrestrial environments, less common today than they were during the Proterozoic. The stated number of speci ...

. It was first described as a distinct species in 2014, identified from a strain collected in 1987 in Jōsō, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Morphology

Cells of ''C. kugrensii'' range in size from 5 to 15

μm The micrometre (Commonwealth English as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American English), also commonly known by the non-SI term micron, is a unit of length in the International System ...

in length and from 2 to 6 μm in width, with a shape described as "elongate-ovoid". ''C. kugrensii'' lacks the pointed posterior found in its close relative ''

Cyanophora cuspidata ''Cyanophora cuspidata'' is a species of algae classified as a glaucophyte. It was first identified as a distinct species in 2014, from a strain isolated from Erlangen, Germany in 1967. Morphology Cells of ''C. cuspidata'' have been reported t ...

'', containing instead a rounded end. Cells contain 1-2

plastids A plastid is a membrane-bound organelle found in the cells of plants, algae, and some other eukaryotic organisms. Plastids are considered to be intracellular endosymbiotic cyanobacteria. Examples of plastids include chloroplasts (used for photo ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q20054783 Glaucophyta species Glaucophyta