Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias papillifera
Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiaceae): Micrasterias / Micrasterias papillifera
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Micrasterias papillifera Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias papillifera var. verrucosa Schmidle 1896
Sampling date 06/2023. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.
Three images.
| First and second: | Synoptic representation of the cell surface. |
| Third: | Optical cross-section through the cell showing chloroplasts, globules of storage substances and nucleus. |
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Place name: Wetland Lauchseemoor, Fieberbrunn (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.46954439 Longitude: 12.53826499
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
Sampling date 10/2019. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.
Three images.
| First: | Synoptic representation of the cell surface also showing the structure of the chloroplasts with storage globules (oleosomes). |
| Second: | Optical cross-section through the cell showing chloroplasts with globules of storage substances. |
| Third: | Optical cross-section through the cell showing chloroplasts, globules of storage substances and nucleus. |
Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!
Place name: Bog Waasenmoos, Pass Thurn near Mittersill (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.30234117 Longitude: 12.41751194 Elevation: 1200 m
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
Sampling date 06/2013. Scale bar indicates 25 µm.
Place name: Wetland Mittermoos near Fieberbrunn (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.47998695 Longitude: 12.5240922
Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Canon EOS 600D. DOF image.
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