Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
Archaeplastida (Part)

Observations on Euastrum crassum

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Euastrum crassum Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Cosmarium crassum Brébisson 1840
                               Euastrum pelta Kützing ex Ralfs 1848
                               Euastrum crassum var. appendiculatum Brébisson 1856
                               Euastrum ornatum H.C.Wood 1870
                               Euastrum crassum var. scrobiculatum P.Lundell 1871
                               Helierella crassa (Brébisson) Kuntze 1891
                               Euastrum magnificum var. crassioides W.N.Hastings 1892
                               Euastrum crassum var. taturnii West & G.S.West 1905
                               Euastrum crassum f. scrobiculatum (P.Lundell) Kossinskaja 1960

Sampling date 04/2007. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.

Two images.

First:Image showing the cell wall structure with pores.
Second:Optical cross section through the chloroplasts showing storage substances (globules and crystals).

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Place name: Bogs near Salzburg (Austria)
Latitude: 48.068516     Longitude: 12.954134

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus C7070WZ. DOF images.

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