Parasites in Algae and
Cyanobacteria
Observations on a chytrid cell on Desmodesmus opoliensis
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Chytrid species
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: n.a.
Sampling date 10/2014. Scale bar indicates 10 µm.
The left algal cell is attacked by a chytrid.
Place name: Pond in Lemkendorf, isle Fehmarn (Baltic Sea, Germany)
Latitude: 54.472296 Longitude: 11.095662
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Canon EOS 70D. DOF image.
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