Cosmarium
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Cosmarium quadratum
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Cosmarium quadratum Ralfs ex Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Didymidium quadratum (Ralfs ex Ralfs) Reinsch 1867
Cosmarium quadratum f. majus Nordstedt 1888
Sampling date 06/2023. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.
Three images.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the lobose chloroplasts. |
| Second: | Optical cross-section through the chloroplasts showing pyrenoids and the nucleus. |
| Third: | Same as image No. 2. using brightfield. |
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Place name: Wetland Lauchseemoor, Fieberbrunn (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.46954439 Longitude: 12.53826499
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
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