Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Micrasterias ralfsii

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Micrasterias ralfsii (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Škaloud, Nemjova, Vesela, Černá & Neustupa 2011

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: Cosmarium ralfsii Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Add’l Synonyms: Pleurotaeniopsis ralfsii (Brébisson ex Ralfs) De Toni 1889

Micrasterias ralfsii original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Micrasterias ralfsii

Dimension: Length 90–130 µm, width 80–100 µm.

Occurrence: Widely distributed among peat mosses in acidic peat bog waters, sometimes in large numbers.

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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