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Closterium (claws-tear-ee-um), a common and widespread desmid, a type of green alga. Organisms usually comprised of two mirror image parts. Typically from slightly acidic environments. With a cellulosic cell wall and chlorophyll B containing plastids. Phase contrast.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Zygnemophyceae
- Zygnematophycidae
- Desmidiales
- Closteriaceae
- Closterium
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