Parasites in Algae and
Cyanobacteria
Observations on a chytrid cell on Chaetoceros similis
Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algal Parasites / Chytridiomycota / Chytrid on Chaetoceros similis
Chytrid species
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: n.a.
Sampling date 2/2022. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.
Three images. One cell is being attacked by a parasite (Chytridiomycota).
| First: | Synoptic representation of the desmid valves with the attacing chytrid on the upper left of the second desmid cell. |
| Second and third: | Optical cross-section. The third image is a zoom-in of the second. |
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Place name: Baltic Sea, Kieler Förde, Kiel Fjord (Germany)
Latitude: 54.3894126 Longitude: 10.1749055
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D E-M5 II. DOF image.
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