Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Cosmarium circulare

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Cosmarium circulare Reinsch, nom. illeg. 1867

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Cosmarium candianum Delponte 1877
                               Ursinella circularis (Reinsch) Kuntze ????
                               Cosmarium lundellii var. circulare (Reinsch) Willi Krieger 1932

Cosmarium circulare original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Cosmarium circulare

Dimension: Length 70 – 100 µm, width 50 – 90 µm.

Occurrence: Acidophilic algae, rather rare.

Left: Original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger.
Right: Photomicrograph by Prof. Lenzenweger. For microphotography, the microscope illumination was adjusted in such a way that as many features as possible that are important for species identification are prominently displayed.

Copyright by Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger, Ried im Innkreis, Austria.

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