Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias brachyptera
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Micrasterias brachyptera Lundell 1871
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias apiculata f. glabriuscula Nordstedt 1888
Helierella brachyptera (Lundell) Kuntze 1891
Micrasterias apiculata var. brachyptera (P.Lundell) West & G.S.West 1905
Micrasterias brachyptera var. glabriuscula (Nordstedt) Willi Krieger 1929
Dimension: Length (180)–200–230–(250 µm, width (120)–180–(220) µm, L/W (1.15)–1.2–1.45–(1.5).
Occurrence: Very rare species, found by the author R. L. only in one mountain lake.
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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