Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Euastrum insigne

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Euastrum insigne Hassall ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum mamillosum Wolle ????
                               Euastrum mammillosum Wolle 1883

Euastrum insigne original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Euastrum insigne

Dimension: Length (80)–100–130–(145) µm, width (40)–50–65–(75) µm, L/W: (1.5)–1.7–2.0–(2.25).

Occurrence: Common characteristic species for acidic peat bog waters, mostly between peat mosses.

Left: Original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger.
Right: Photomicrograph by Angelika-Maria Opitz (St. Ulrich am Pillersee, Austria), handed over by Prof. Lenzenweger.

Copyright by Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger, Ried im Innkreis, Austria.

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