Cosmarium
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Cosmarium quadrum
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Cosmarium quadrum P.Lundell 1871
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Ursinella quadrum (Lundell) Kuntze ????
Cosmarium dentiferum var. quadrum (P.Lundell) Playfair ????
Sampling date 06/2024. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.
Four images. Optical journey into the cell.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the cell with the cell wall warts and the fine pores in between. |
| Second: | Optical cross-section showing a few wings of the chloroplasts. |
| Third: | Optical cross section showing assimilate beads (fat-containing oleosomes). |
| Fourth: | Optical cross section showing assimilate beads and the four pyrenoids. |
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Place name: Wetland at the Pillersee (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.531785 Longitude: 12.573095
Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
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