Euastrum
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Euastrum insigne
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiaceae): Euastrum / Euastrum insigne – Prof. R. Lenzenweger
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Euastrum insigne Hassall ex Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum mamillosum Wolle ????
Euastrum mammillosum Wolle 1883
Dimension: Length (80)–100–130–(145) µm, width (40)–50–65–(75) µm, L/W: (1.5)–1.7–2.0–(2.25).
Occurrence: Common characteristic species for acidic peat bog waters, mostly between peat mosses.
Left: Original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger.
Right: Photomicrograph by Angelika-Maria Opitz (St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria), handed over by Prof. Lenzenweger.
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