Image of Asterococcus limneticus G. M. Smith 1918
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Asterococcus limneticus This alga is characterized by layers of mucilaginous envelopes around each cell and another gelatinous jacket covering the whole colony. The picture also shows contractile vacuoles. Each cell bears two of them. Sample from sphagnum pond situated in the northern alpine region of Austria near Salzburg. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.Image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). Place name: Bogs near Salzburg (Austria) Latitude: 48.068516 Longitude: 12.954134 Charakteristisch für diese Algenart ist die Verpackung der Kolonie in mehrere Gallertschichten. Bei jeder Zellteilung werden die Teilungsprodukte in einen Gallertschicht eingepackt. Das Bild zeigt auch kontraktile Vakuolen. Jede Zelle besitzt zwei davon. Probe aus einem Moor in den nördlichen Kalkalpen von Österreich in der Nähe von Salzburg. Mikrotechnik: Zeiss Universal, Kamera: Olympus C7070. Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA). For permission to use of (high-resolution) images please contact postmaster@protisten.de.
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- Palmellopsidaceae
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