Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida
Illustrated Key for
Desmids (Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Desmidiaceae/Closterium)
Sorted by morphological criteria, analogous to the desmidiological identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Zygnematophyceae.”
closterioides
acutum
acutum
var. linea
pronum
gracile
acerosum
acerosum
lunula
parvulum
parvulum
parvulum
var. angustum
incurvum
incurvum
venus
diane
diane
moniliferum
moniliferum
moniliferum
ehrenbergii
ehrenbergii
ehrenbergii
kuetzingii
kuetzingii
kuetzingii
rostratum
ralfsii
var. hybridum
costatum
costatum
costatum
directum
var. directum
directum
var. directum
intermedium
striolatum
striolatum
striolatum
striolatum
var. rectum
closterioides
acutum
acutum
var. linea
pronum
gracile
acerosum
acerosum
lunula
parvulum
parvulum
parvulum
var. angustum
incurvum
incurvum
venus
diane
diane
moniliferum
moniliferum
moniliferum
ehrenbergii
ehrenbergii
ehrenbergii
kuetzingii
kuetzingii
kuetzingii
rostratum
ralfsii
var. hybridum
costatum
costatum
costatum
directum
var. directum
directum
var. directum
intermedium
striolatum
striolatum
striolatum
striolatum
var. rectum
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