Cosmarium
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Cosmarium holmiense var. hibernicum
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Cosmarium holmiense var. hibernicum (West) Schmidle 1894
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: Cosmarium plicatum var. hibernicum West 1892
Add’l Synonyms: n.a.
Dimension: Length 89–96 µm, width 48–55 µm.
Occurrence: As an acidophilic species, it is widespread in small, shallow, water-filled depressions in bogs.
Left: Original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger.
Right: Photomicrograph by Prof. Lenzenweger. For microphotography, the microscope illumination was adjusted in such a way that as many features as possible that are important for species identification are prominently displayed.
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