Freshwater
Algae

 

Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia

Compiled and edited by Tim Entwisle and Lucy Nairn.
Cosmarium quadratum var. willei (Schmidle) Willi Krieg. & Gerloff Zygnematophyceae AlgaeBase*

Class Zygnematophyceae
Family Desmidiaceae

Synonyms: Dysphinctium quadratum var. willei Schmidle AlgaeBase*
Cosmarium quadratum var. quadratum f. maius Manguin AlgaeBase*
Cosmarium quadratum var. quadratum f. willei (Schmidle) West & G.S.West AlgaeBase*

Description: L 52.6um, Br 30.3um, Isth 14.0um, Th 25.3um, L:Br 1.7. In face view the sides of the semicells were slightly convex without a protruding basal angle as in the typical, and also becoming slightly broader towards the apex. The cell wall contained dense punctae appearing as dashes rather than as circles. (Dingley 2001)


State distribution in Australia, based on available literature

new record for Australia (Dingley 2001)


 

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