Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias fimbriata
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Micrasterias fimbriata Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias apiculata ssp. fimbriata (Ralfs) Nordstedt 1888
Micrasterias apiculata var. fimbriata (Ralfs) Nordstedt ex Hansgirg 1892
Dimension: Length (150)–200–280–(320) µm, width (125)–170–240–(305) µm, L/W (1.0)–1.05–1.2–(1.25).
Occurrence: In moderately acidic waters of fens and transitional mires usually only sporadically and sparsely distributed.
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.
Copyright by Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger, Ried im Innkreis, Austria.
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