Phylum: Charophyta Family: Desmidiaceae
Staurodesmus glaber (Ralfs) Teiling
Common in acidic moorland bogs, disused peat-cuttings, and vegetated loch-margins
References:
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2013) European Flora of the Desmid Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus
John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. (2011 second edition) The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles
Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. editors (2014) Algae of Ukraine, Volume 4: Charophyta