Phylum: Charophyta Family: Desmidiaceae
Xanthidium fasciculatum C.G. Ehrenberg ex J. Ralfs 1848
First described by Ehrenberg in Ralfs (1848: 114, pl. 19: 4; pl. 20: 1) and illustrated by Jenner.
Overall cell dimensions: L: 59-74 µm; B: 59-72 µm; Is: 10-12 µm.
A rare species in the Outer Hebrides. Found in acidic moorland pools and bogs.
References:
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2023. second edition) Desmids of the Lowlands.
Lenzenweger, R. (1997).. Desmidiaceenflora von Österreich, Teil 2.
Ralfs, J. (1848).. The British Desmidieae.