Tiny Organisms in Aquatic Habitats

Desmids –
 Archaeplastida (Part) 

Observations on Staurastrum polymorphum

Gallery Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger

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Staurastrum polymorphum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Most likely ID: n.a.

Basionym: n.a.

Add’l Synonyms: Staurastrum engleri Schmidle 1898
                               Staurastrum polymorphum var. pygmaeum Grönblad 1921

Staurastrum polymorphum original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger
Staurastrum polymorphum
Staurastrum polymorphum

Dimension: Length (19–25–30 µm, width (28)–35–40–(45) µm.

Occurrence: Common in moderate acid waters, also planctic, in the alps up to altitudes more than 2500 m.

Left: Original graphic by Prof. Lenzenweger.
Right: Two photomicrographs 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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