Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Cosmarium conspersum var. latum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Cosmarium conspersum var. latum (Brébisson) West & G.S.West 1912

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Cosmarium latum Brébisson 1856

Add’l Synonyms: Cosmarium anomalum Delponte 1877
                               Ursinella lata (Brébisson) Kuntze ????

Cosmarium conspersum var . latum original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Cosmarium conspersum var . latum

Description: The cells are appr. 1.3 times longer than wide. The cell halves are somewhat broader toward the ends than at the basis and thus trapezoid. The cell ends are rounded off flat, the central cuts are deep and peripherally extended. The cell surface is covered with hemispheric warts, arranged in longitudinal rows between them are small pores.

Dimension: Length (52)–80–107 µm, width (44)–70–88 µm.

Occurrence: Widely spread in moderate acidic waters of Central Europe.

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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