Parasites in Algae and
Cyanobacteria
Observations on Rhizophydium ubiquetum
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Rhizophydium ubiquetum Canter 1961
Most likely ID: n.a.
Basionym: n.a.
Add’l Synonyms: n.a.
Sampling date 06/2026. Scale bars indicate 50 µm.
Rhizophydium ubiquetum on Xanthidium basiornatum
| First: | The arrows point to the four chytrid cells; the rhizoids they have drilled through the protective jelly to the host cell are clearly visible |
| Second: | The cell mass of the desmid is visibly reduced. |
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Place name: Moor called Schwemm near Walchsee (Tyrol, Austria)
Latitude: 47.657707 Longitude: 12.299540 Elevation: 669 m
Microscope Zeiss Axioplan, camera Olympus OM-D M5 MKII. DOF images.
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