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Xanthidium octocorne Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Xanthidium octocorne Ehrenberg ex Ralfs

Widespread and common in moorland pools and lochs, especially with plankton

References: 
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2013) European Flora of the Desmid Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus
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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