Freshwater
Algae

 

Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia

Compiled and edited by Tim Entwisle and Lucy Nairn.

Cosmarium lineogranulosum Coesel & Dingley Zygnematophyceae AlgaeBase*

Class Zygnematophyceae
Family Desmidiaceae

Description: Cells about 1.5 times longer than broad, deeply constricted, with a linear, closed sinus. Semicells in frontal view semi-elliptical to pyramidate in outline, in apical view broadly oval. Cell wall densely beset with granules, arranged in regular, longitudinal rows, each granule surrounded by six small pores. Cell length 100–120um, cell breadth 70–80um, cell thickness circa 45 um,


State distribution in Australia, based on available literature




 

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