Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Cosmarium perforatum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Cosmarium perforatum P.Lundell 1871

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Cosmarium ralfsii var. perforatum (Lundell) Klebs 1879
                               Ursinella perforata (P.Lundell) Kuntze ????

Cosmarium perforatum original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Cosmarium perforatum

Dimension: Length 46–80 µm, width 40–70 µm.

Occurrence: Regionally distributed in fens and transitional mires.

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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