Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias denticulata
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Micrasterias denticulata Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias angulosa Hantzsch 1866
Micrasterias furcata var. denticulata (Brébisson) Rabenhorst 1868
Micrasterias denticulata var. lusitanica J.Sampaio 1922
Dimension: Length 200–280 µm, width 180–230 µm.
Occurrence: Widely distributed, sometimes in large numbers, in acidic to slightly acidic waters of fens, transitional mires, wet meadows, silting zones and the like.
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