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Observations on Closterium moniliferum

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Closterium moniliferum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Lunulina monilifera Bory 1824
Arthrodia monilifera (Ralfs) Kuntze 1891
Closterium garoetianum C.Bernard 1908

Sampling date 04/2021. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Five images.

First:	Synoptic representation of the cell surface. The bars in the enlarged inset mark 10 µm. The striation has a density of 14 lines/10 µm.
Second:	Optical cross-section through ribs of the stellate chloroplasts.
Third:	Optical cross-section showing the nucleus.
Fourth:	The focus of the optical cross-section is on the pyrenoids.
Fifth:	The focus of the optical cross-section is on the terminal vacuoles.

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Place name: Pond near Großostheim (Germany)
Latitude: 49.88482168 Longitude: 9.0998082

Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.

Sampling date 05/2011. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Two images.

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Place name: Creek in Oder valley 100 km north east of Berlin (Germany)
Latitude: 53.135032 Longitude: 14.348738

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. DOF images.

Scale bars indicate 100 µm (1), 50 µm (2).

Two images.

First:	The mucilage for locomotion can be seen at the right cell tip.
Second:	The focus of the optical cross-section is on the pyrenoids, nucleus and terminal vacuoles.

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Place name: Tropical freshwater aquarium
Latitude: 54.3018013 Longitude: 10.07120132

Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.

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