Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Cosmarium connatum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Cosmarium connatum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Dysphinctium meneghinianum Nägeli 1849
                               Dysphinctium connatum (Ralfs) Reinsch 1866
                               Calocylindrus connatus (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Kirchner 1878

Cosmarium connatum original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Cosmarium connatum

Dimension: Length (67)–70–105 µm, width (46)–50–90 µm.

Occurrence: As an adaptable species, it is widespread in acidic and slightly acidic moors as well as in riparian and silting zones.

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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