Desmids –
Archaeplastida (Part)

Observations on ***Closterium directum* var. *directum***

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Closterium directum var. directum W.Archer 1862

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Closterium intermedium var. directum (Archer) Klebs 1879
                               Arthrodia directa (W.Archer) Kuntze 1891
                               Closterium ulna Focke ex W.B.Turner 1892
                               Closterium ulna var. striolato-punctatum Elenkin 1914
                               Closterium ulna var. multinucleatum Deflandre 1925

Sampling date 10/2019. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Three images.

First:	Snoptic representation of the cell wall. The mucilage for locomotion can be seen at the right cell tip.
Second and third:	Two optical cross-section through the cell.

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Place name: Bog Waasenmoos Pass Thurn near Mittersil (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.30234117 Longitude: 12.41751194

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

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