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Cosmarium difficile Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium difficile Lütkemüller 1892

Widespread and common in moorland pools and Sphagnum bogs. A variable species both in size and shape. It may well represent more than one species.

References: 
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2007) Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidiaceae of the European Lowlands
John, D.M. & Williamson, D.B. (2009) A Practical Guide to the Desmids of the West of Ireland
West, W. & West, G.S. (1912) A Monograph of the British Desmidiaceae, Volume 4

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