Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Illustrated Key for
Desmids (Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Desmidiaceae/Micrasterias)
Sorted by morphological criteria, analogous to the desmidiological identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Zygnematophyceae.”
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
var. montanum
jenneri
jenneri
truncata
truncata
truncata
var. bahusiensis
truncata
var. quadrata
decemdentata
decemdentata
oscitans
oscitans
pinnatifida
pinnatifida
rotata
rotata
rotata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
denticulata
denticulata
brachyptera
brachyptera
apiculata
apiculata
apiculata
fimbriata
fimbriata
fimbriata
papillifera
papillifera
papillifera
radiosa
radiosa
furcata
furcata
crux-melitensis
crux-melitensis
americana
americana
americana
americana
var. boldtii
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
var. montanum
jenneri
jenneri
truncata
truncata
truncata
var. bahusiensis
truncata
var. quadrata
decemdentata
decemdentata
oscitans
oscitans
pinnatifida
pinnatifida
rotata
rotata
rotata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
denticulata
denticulata
brachyptera
brachyptera
apiculata
apiculata
apiculata
fimbriata
fimbriata
fimbriata
papillifera
papillifera
papillifera
radiosa
radiosa
furcata
furcata
crux-melitensis
crux-melitensis
americana
americana
americana
americana
var. boldtii
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cristata
labiata
elongata
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pronum
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oblonga
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