Closteriaceae –
Archaeplastida

Observations on Closterium ehrenbergii

Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiales): Closteriaceae / Closterium ehrenbergii

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Closterium ehrenbergii Meneghini ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Closterium gigas F.Gay 1884
                               Arthrodia ehrenbergii (Ralfs) Kuntze 1891
                               Arthrodia gigas (F.Gay) Kuntze 1891
                               Closterium robustum W.N.Hastings 1892

Sampling date 04/2021. Scale bars indicate 100 µm.

Four images.

First:	Synoptic representation of the cell surface. The bars in the enlarged inset mark 10 µm. The striation has a density of 15 lines/10 µm. The mucilage for locomotion can be seen at the right cell tip.
Second:	Optical cross-section through ribs of the stellate chloroplasts showing also some pyrenoids.
Third:	Optical cross-section showing the nucleus and further pyrenoids.
Fourth:	The focus of the optical cross-section is on the terminal vacuoles.

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Place name: Pond near Großostheim (Germany)
Latitude: 49.88482168 Longitude: 9.0998082

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

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