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Observations on Closterium acerosum

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Closterium acerosum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Vibrio acerosum Schrank 1803
Arthrodia acerosa (Ralfs) Kuntze 1891
Closterium sigmoideum Lagerheim & Nordstedt 1893

Sampling date 06/2024. Scale bars indicate 100 µm.

Three images.

First:	Synoptic representation of the cell surface. The bars in the enlarged section mark 10 µm. The striation is very delicate and pale and has a density of about 15 lines/10 µm.
Second:	Optical cross-section showing the stelloid chloroplasts.
Third:	Optical cross-section showing the cell nucleus, a row of pyrenoids and the terminal vacuoles which contain many crystals.

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Place name: Wetland at the Pillersee (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.531785 Longitude: 12.573095

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.

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