Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Euastrum verrucosum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Euastrum verrucosum Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Cosmarium quadrangulare Corda 1839
                               Cosmarium baillyanum Brébisson ex Meneghini 1840
                               Cosmarium verrucosum (Ehrenberg) Meneghini ????
                               Euastrum verrucosum f. genuina Raciborski ????

Euastrum verrucosum original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Euastrum verrucosum

Dimension: Length (70)–80–110–(120) µm, width (65)–70–105–(120) µm, L/W (0.95)–1.05–1.15–(1.2).

Occurrence: Acidophilic alga, as an accompanying species in acidic sphagnum bog pits, silting zones of moor lakes, alpine ponds and the like up to 2000 m. Also widespread in lowlands.

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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