Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats
Desmids –Archaeplastida (Part)
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Closterium closterioides (Ralfs) A.Louis & Peeters 1967
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: Penium closterioides Ralfs 1848
Add’l Synonyms: Closterium libellula Focke ex Nordstedt 1873
Sampling date 09/2009. Scale bar indicates 100 µm.
Closterium closterioides shows its alate chloroplasts (stellate shape in cross section). Closterium closterioides shows its alate chloroplasts (stellate shape in cross section).
Place name: Wetland near Schladming (Austria) Latitude: 47.37386 Longitude: 13.823016
Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. DOF images.
This optical longitudinal section shows the nucleus and apical vacuoles with crystals.
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