Closteriaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Closterium moniliferum
Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiaceae): Closterium / 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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