Euastrum
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Euastrum ventricosum
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Euastrum ventricosum P.Lundell 1871
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: n.a.
Sampling date 06/2025. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.
Four images.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the cell surface. |
| Second to fourth: | Optical cross-section showing chloroplasts and pyrenoids. |
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Place name: Moor called Schwemm near Walchsee (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.657707 Longitude: 12.299540 Elevation: 669 m
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
Sampling date 06/2025. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.
Four images.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the surface of a cell half. |
| Second: | Zoom-in showing the tiny cell wall pores. The gelatinous mass enveloping the cell is transported outwards through these pores. |
| Third: | Synoptic representation of the surface of a complete cell. |
| Fourth: | Optical cross-section showing spherical cysts of parasites. |
Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!
Place name: Moor called Schwemm near Walchsee (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.657707 Longitude: 12.299540 Elevation: 669 m
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
Sampling date 06/2025. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.
Four images.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the cell surface. |
| Second to fourth: | Optical cross-section showing chloroplasts and pyrenoids. |
Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!
Place name: Moor called Schwemm near Walchsee (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.657707 Longitude: 12.299540 Elevation: 669 m
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
Sampling date 06/2025. Scale bars indicate 50 µm (1), 10 µm, (2), 5 µm (3).
Two images.
| First: | Complete cell. |
| Second: | Cell wall detail: Through the small pores, the cell transports the gelatinous substance made of mucopolysaccharides to build the gelatinous membrane. |
Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!
Place name: Wetland Paradieswiese near Kitzbühel (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.47375067 Longitude: 12.37624884 Elevation: 777 m
Tescan Clara SEM, © Wolfgang Bettighofer/Jürgen Stampfl
© Wolfgang Bettighofer,
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