Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida

Observations on Micrasterias furcata

Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiaceae): Micrasterias / Micrasterias furcata

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Micrasterias furcata C.Agardh ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias radiata Hassall ex West & G.S.West 1905

Sampling date 06/2025. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Three images.

First:	Synoptic representation of the cell wall structure. Especially at the extensions of the lateral lobes of the lower cell half (at the 4 and 8 o’clock positions), the gelatinous outer layer can be discerned as a faint shadow.
Second and third:	Optical cross-section showing chloroplasts with pyrenoids and the central nucleus.

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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.

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