Digital Image Collection of Desmids
Desmids are microscopic single-celled green algae with a typical symmetrical appearance. The cells are divided in two halves ('semicells') that are mirror images of each other and they show a remarkable variation in shape and ornamentation. Because desmids thrive in clear and nutrient poor freshwater, they gain increasing attention from ecologists for assessing and monitoring wetland areas.
Cosmarium cinctutum
 
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2008-011-001 Side view Netherlands |
2008-011-001 Side view Netherlands |
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| 2009-002-001 Front view Netherlands |
2009-002-001 Oblique view Netherlands |
2009-002-001 Oblique view Netherlands |
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