Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Micrasterias americana

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Micrasterias americana Ehrenberg ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum americanum Ehrenberg 1843
                               Micrasterias morsa Ralfs 1848
                               Micrasterias americana f. genuina W.M.Maskell 1888
                               Helierella americana (Ehrenberg) Kuntze 1891

Micrasterias americana original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Micrasterias americana

Dimension: Length (100)–125–150–(175) µm, width (80)–100–130–(150) µm, L/W (1.0)–1.15–1.25–(1.32).

Occurrence: Not rare both in lowlands and in alpine waters, sometimes abundant.

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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