Micrasterias
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida

Observations on Micrasterias crux-melitensis

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Micrasterias crux-melitensis Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Euastrum crux-melitensis Ehrenberg 1832
                               Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. typica W.B.Turner ????
                               Micrasterias crux-melitensis var. superflua W.B.Turner 1885
                               Helierella crux-melitensis (Ehrenberg) Kuntze 1891
                               Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. janejra (Raciborski) H.Croasdale 1977
                               Micrasterias crux-melitensis f. superflua (W.B.Turner) Croasdale ????

Dimension: Length (85)–100–130–(165?) µm, width (80)–90–120–(155?) µm, L/W (1.05)–1.1–1.2–(1.25).

Occurrence: Widely distributed in slightly acidic to slightly alkaline waters, fens and wet meadows, it also occurs occasionally in the benthos and plankton of lakes and oxbow waters.

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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