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Description:
Xanthidium armatum (BREB.). RABENH. ex RALFS
The cells are 1.5 times longer than wide and rectangular in shape. The cell halves are octagonal with 6 pairs of furcated processi. In the center of the cell halves is a star shaped branched processus. The cell terminations are broadly truncated. The central cuts are deep and strongly broadened towards the periphery.
Dimension: Length 100 â 140 µm, width 120 â 180 µm
Ecology: As acidophilic alga common in acidic sphagnum bogs.
Occurrence: Ubiquitous
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
- Zygnemophyceae
- Zygnematophycidae
- Desmidiales
- Desmidiaceae
- Xanthidium
- Xanthidium armatum
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