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Observations on Micrasterias decemdentata

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Micrasterias decemdentata (Nägeli) W.Archer 1861

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Euastrum decemdentatum Nägeli 1849

Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias itzigsohnii A.K.H.Braun 1856
                               Micrasterias decemdentata var. upsaliensis Cleve 1871
                               Micrasterias upsaliensis (Cleve) W.Archer 1881
                               Micrasterias decemdentata var. angusta De Toni 1889
                               Micrasterias truncata var. australica Playfair 1908
                               Micrasterias truncata var. decemdentata (Nägeli) Playfair ????
                               Micrasterias truncata var. upsaliensis (Cleve) Playfair ????
                               Micrasterias subtruncata A.I.Lobik 1916
                               Micrasterias decemdentata var. galpinii Claassen 1961

Dimension: Length (40)–50–65–(90) µm, width (40)–50–65–(90) µm, L/W (0,8)–0.9–1.0–(1.1).

Occurrence: Acidophilic species in peat bog pits, quite rare in Central Europe.

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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