Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Illustrated Key for

Desmids (Mesostigmatophyceae and Zygnematophyceae)

Archaeplastida – Chloroplastida – Streptophyta

Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Desmidiaceae/Staurastrum

Sorted by morphological criteria, analogous to the desmidiological identification literature. Alphabetical sorting in the menu under “Zygnematophyceae.”

Archaeplastida – Chloroplastida – Streptophyta

Zygnematophyceae/Desmidiales/
Desmidiaceae/Staurodesmus

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