Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Cosmarium granatum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Cosmarium granatum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum granatum (Brebisson ex Ralfs) F.Gay 1884
                               Cosmarium granatum f. pentagonum Raciborski 1892
                               Ursinella granata (Brébisson) Kuntze ????

Cosmarium granatum original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Cosmarium granatum

Dimension: Length (21)–26–48 µm, width (13)–19–31 µm.

Occurrence: Very adaptable algae and therefore widespread in all kinds of waters.

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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