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Staurastrum hexacerumDesmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum hexacerum V.B. Wittrock 1872

First described by Wittrock (1872: 51). It needs to be compared with similar species such as S. crenulatum and S. boreale.
Cell dimensions: L: 23-30 µm; B: 26-35 µm; Is: 6-7 µm.
Found in acidic waters often with plankton and weedy margins. Status uncertain due to confusion with similar species.

References: 
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2013). European Flora of the Desmid Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus.
West, W., West, G.S. & Carter, N. (1923). A Monograph of the British Desmidiaceae, Volume 5.
Wittrock, V.B. (1872). Om Gotlands och Ölands sötvattens-alger.

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