Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Micrasterias fimbriata

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Micrasterias fimbriata Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Micrasterias apiculata f. fimbriata (Ralfs) Nordstedt ????
                               Micrasterias apiculata var. fimbriata (Ralfs) Nordstedt ex Hansgirg 1892

Micrasterias fimbriata original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Micrasterias fimbriata

Dimension: Length (150)–200–280–(320) µm, width (125)–170–240–(305) µm, L/W (1.0)–1.05–1.2–(1.25).

Occurrence: In moderately acidic waters of fens and transitional mires usually only sporadically and sparsely distributed.

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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