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Description:
Micrasterias pinnatifida (KÃTZ.) RALFS
The cells are only a little wider than long. The cell halves form three lobes, the lateral lobes are tapered peripherally and have a few denticles at the blunted ends. The lateral lobes are short and are strongly widened with straight ends. The central cut ist deep and strongly widened peripherally.
Dimension: Length 60 - 70 µm, width 65 â 75 µm
Ecology: Common in moderate acidic to neutral waters of fens and litoral zones.
Occurrence: Ubiquitous
Included On The Following Pages:
- Life
- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Zygnemophyceae
- Zygnematophycidae
- Desmidiales
- Desmidiaceae
- Micrasterias
- Micrasterias pinnatifida
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- Prof. Rupert Lenzenweger
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