Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias crux-melitensis
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Micrasterias crux-melitensis Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum crux-melitensis Ehrenberg 1832
Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. typica W.B.Turner ????
Micrasterias crux-melitensis var. superflua W.B.Turner 1885
Helierella crux-melitensis (Ehrenberg) Kuntze 1891
Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. janejra (Raciborski) H.Croasdale 1977
Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. superflua (W.B.Turner) Croasdale ????
Dimension: Length (85)–100–130–(165?) µm, width (80)–90–120–(155?) µm, L/W (1.05)–1.1–1.2–(1.25).
Occurrence: Widely distributed in slightly acidic to slightly alkaline waters, fens and wet meadows, it also occurs occasionally in the benthos and plankton of lakes and oxbow waters.
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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