Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Observations on Micrasterias ralfsii
Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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Micrasterias ralfsii (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Škaloud, Nemjova, Vesela, Černá & Neustupa 2011
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: Cosmarium ralfsii Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848
Add’l Synonyms: Pleurotaeniopsis ralfsii (Brébisson ex Ralfs) De Toni 1889
Dimension: Length 90–130 µm, width 80–100 µm.
Occurrence: Widely distributed among peat mosses in acidic peat bog waters, sometimes in large numbers.
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.
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