Desmids –
Archaeplastida (Part)

Observations on Closterium rostratum

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Closterium rostratum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Stauroceras acus Kützing 1843
Arthrodia rostrata (Ralfs) Kuntze 1891
Closterium rostratum var. laeve Capdevielle 1983

Sampling date 04/2021. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Four images.

First:	Synoptic representation of the cell surface. The striation has a density of 8 lines/10 µm.
Second:	Enlarged section of the cell center.
Third and fourth:	Optical cross-section through the stellate chloroplast.
Fifth:	The focus of the optical cross-section is on the pyrenoids, the nucleus and 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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Observations on Closterium rostratum

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