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Primary cell wall in
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Platycola longicollis
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Actinotaenium cucurbita
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Bambusina borreri
Bambusina borreri
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Docidium undulatum
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Penium spirostriolatum
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Serritaeniales
Serritaeniaceae
Serritaenia
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Desmidiales
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Actinotaenium cucurbita
Actinotaenium cucurbitinum
Bambusina borreri
Bambusina borreri
cysts
Desmidium
Desmidium grevillei
Desmidium swartzii
Docidium undulatum
– Prof. R. Lenzenweger
Gonatozygon kinahanii
Haplotaenium rectum
Hyalotheca
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Hyalotheca minor
Hyalotheca mucosa
var.
laevicincta
Netrium
Netrium digitus
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var.
lamellosum
Netrium digitus
var.
latum
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var.
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Illustrated Key for
Desmids (Zygnematophyceae)
Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Desmidiaceae (coccoid part, genera with elongated cells)
Actinotaenium
cucurbitinum
Actinotaenium
cucurbita
Actinotaenium
cucurbita
Actinotaenium
cucurbita
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undulatum
Docidium
undulatum
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var.
granulatus
Tetmemorus
laevis
var.
laevis
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polymorphum
Penium
polymorphum
Penium
spirostriolatum
Gonatozygon
kinahanii
Haplotaenium
rectum
Pleurotaenium
trabecula
var.
elongatum
Pleurotaenium
crenulatum
Pleurotaenium
ehrenbergii
Pleurotaenium
trabecula
var.
trabecula
Pleurotaenium
truncatum
Netrium
digitus
Netrium
digitus
Netrium
digitus
var.
lamellosum
Netrium
digitus
var.
latum
Netrium
oblongum
Planotaenium
interruptum
Actinotaenium
cucurbitinum
Actinotaenium
cucurbita
Actinotaenium
cucurbita
Actinotaenium
cucurbita
Docidium
undulatum
Docidium
undulatum
Tetmemorus
brebissonii
Tetmemorus
granulatus
var.
granulatus
Tetmemorus
laevis
var.
laevis
Penium
polymorphum
Penium
polymorphum
Penium
spirostriolatum
Gonatozygon
kinahanii
Haplotaenium
rectum
Pleurotaenium
trabecula
var.
elongatum
Pleurotaenium
crenulatum
Pleurotaenium
ehrenbergii
Pleurotaenium
trabecula
var.
trabecula
Pleurotaenium
truncatum
Netrium
digitus
Netrium
digitus
Netrium
digitus
var.
lamellosum
Netrium
digitus
var.
latum
Netrium
oblongum
Planotaenium
interruptum
Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Gonatozygaceae
Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Peniaceae
Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/ Desmidiaceae (filamentous part)
Bambusina
borreri
Bambusina
borreri
Bambusina
borreri
cyst
Desmidium
grevillei
Desmidium
grevillei
Desmidium
grevillei
Desmidium
swartzii
Hyalotheca
dissiliens
Hyalotheca
dissiliens
Hyalotheca
minor
Hyalotheca
mucosa
var.
laevicincta
Spondylosium
pulchellum
Bambusina
borreri
Bambusina
borreri
Bambusina
borreri
cyst
Desmidium
grevillei
Desmidium
grevillei
Desmidium
grevillei
Desmidium
swartzii
Hyalotheca
dissiliens
Hyalotheca
dissiliens
Hyalotheca
minor
Hyalotheca
mucosa
var.
laevicincta
Spondylosium
pulchellum
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