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.

Xanthidium sansibarense

Xanthidium sansibarense (Hieronymus) Schmidle
Reference: Bourelly 1957
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Basal view
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Apical view
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