Staurastrum and
Staurodesmus
Desmidiaceae –
Archaeplastida

Observations on ***Staurastrum oligacanthum* var. *incisum***

Protisten / Protisten.de – created by Wolfgang Bettighofer / Algae green-colored (2: Desmidiaceae): Staurastrum / Staurastrum oligacanthum var. incisum

Position in the EOL taxonomic tree. Please click on the tree view below to access EOL (Encyclopedia of Life).

Staurastrum oligacanthum var. incisum West 1892

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Cosmoastrum oligacanthum var. incisum (West) Palamar-Mordvintseva 1982

Remark: Identification according to Lenzenweger (1997): Desmidiaceenflora von Österreich Vol 2.
A determination according to Coesel & Meesters (2023) Desmids of the Lowlands would lead to Staurastrum cristatum var. cuneatum T.Hinode 1967.

Sampling date 06/2024. Scale bars indicate 25 µm.

Four images.

First and second:	Cells in apical view triradiate (three lobes). Frontal view displaying two lobes, the third lobe is hidden. Synoptic representation of the cell wall and optical cross-section showing storage globules (oleosomes).
Third and fourth:	View from the opposite side, all three lobes are visible, the third is facing the viewer.

Please click on < or > on the image edges or on the dots at the bottom edge of the images to browse through the slides!

Place name: Wetland Lauchseemoor, Fieberbrunn (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.46954439 Longitude: 12.53826499

Microscope Zeiss Universal, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.

© Wolfgang Bettighofer,
images under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA).
For permission to use of (high resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.