Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida

Observations on Micrasterias brachyptera

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Micrasterias brachyptera Lundell 1871

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias apiculata f. glabriuscula Nordstedt 1888
                               Helierella brachyptera (Lundell) Kuntze 1891
                               Micrasterias apiculata var. brachyptera (P.Lundell) West & G.S.West 1905
                               Micrasterias brachyptera var. glabriuscula (Nordstedt) Willi Krieger 1929

Dimension: Length (180)–200–230–(250 µm, width (120)–180–(220) µm, L/W (1.15)–1.2–1.45–(1.5).

Occurrence: Very rare species, found by the author R. L. only in one mountain lake.

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.

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