Cosmarium
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida

Observations on Cosmarium obsoletum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiaceae): Cosmarium / Cosmarium obsoletum – Prof. R. Lenzenweger

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Cosmarium obsoletum (Hantzsch) Reinsch 1867

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Arthrodesmus obsoletus Hantzsch 1862

Add’l Synonyms: Ursinella obsoleta (Hantzsch) Kuntze ????
Xanthidium orbiculare C.Bernard 1908
Pachyphorium obsoletum (Hantzsch) Palamar-Mordvintseva 1980

Dimension: Length (25)–43–52 µm, width (42)–51–59 µm.

Occurrence: Widely distributed in intermediate and lowland moors, old peat pits, etc.

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.

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