Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias americana
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Micrasterias americana Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum americanum Ehrenberg 1843
Micrasterias morsa Ralfs 1848
Micrasterias americana f. genuina W.M.Maskell 1888
Helierella americana (Ehrenberg) Kuntze 1891
Dimension: Length (100)–125–150–(175) µm, width (80)–100–130–(150) µm, L/W (1.0)–1.15–1.25–(1.32).
Occurrence: Not rare both in lowlands and in alpine waters, sometimes abundant.
Left: Original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger.
Right: Photomicrograph by Prof. Lenzenweger. For microphotography, the microscope illumination was adjusted in such a way that as many features as possible that are important for species identification are prominently displayed.
Copyright by Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger, Ried im Innkreis, Austria.
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