Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Illustrated Key for
Desmids (Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Desmidiaceae/Micrasterias)
Sorted by morphological criteria, analogous to the desmidiological identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Zygnematophyceae.”
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
var. montanum
jenneri
jenneri
truncata
truncata
truncata
var. bahusiensis
truncata
var. quadrata
decemdentata
decemdentata
oscitans
oscitans
pinnatifida
pinnatifida
rotata
rotata
rotata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
denticulata
denticulata
brachyptera
brachyptera
apiculata
apiculata
apiculata
fimbriata
fimbriata
fimbriata
papillifera
papillifera
papillifera
radiosa
radiosa
furcata
furcata
crux-melitensis
crux-melitensis
americana
americana
americana
americana
var. boldtii
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
ralfsii
var. montanum
jenneri
jenneri
truncata
truncata
truncata
var. bahusiensis
truncata
var. quadrata
decemdentata
decemdentata
oscitans
oscitans
pinnatifida
pinnatifida
rotata
rotata
rotata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
thomasiana
var. notata
denticulata
denticulata
brachyptera
brachyptera
apiculata
apiculata
apiculata
fimbriata
fimbriata
fimbriata
papillifera
papillifera
papillifera
radiosa
radiosa
furcata
furcata
crux-melitensis
crux-melitensis
americana
americana
americana
americana
var. boldtii
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discoides
gibba
cassis
elongata
oblonga
bathystoma
capreolata
var. masurica
globulosa
truncata
parva
globularis
fimbriata
chinensis
wailesii
concinnus
filifera
lineare
urceolata
enchelys
oblonga
artocrea
crenulata
spec.
brevicolla
placentula
var. euglypta
bryophila
spiralis
galeata
mitrata
gibbosa
didelta
immanata
acuminata
granulata
mucosa
var. laevicincta
rectum
bacillifera
brevicaulis
nasutum
striolatum
teliferum
pseudopyramidatum
New items
discoides
gibba
cassis
elongata
oblonga
bathystoma
capreolata
var. masurica
globulosa
truncata
parva
globularis
fimbriata
chinensis
wailesii
concinnus
filifera
lineare
urceolata
enchelys
oblonga
artocrea
crenulata
spec.
brevicolla
placentula
var. euglypta
bryophila
spiralis
galeata
mitrata
gibbosa
didelta
immanata
acuminata
granulata
mucosa
var. laevicincta
rectum
bacillifera
brevicaulis
nasutum
striolatum
teliferum
pseudopyramidatum
























































































