Closterium keutzingii

A freshwater algae at Mount Clear, ACT

Closterium keutzingii at Mount Clear, ACT - 3 Nov 2016
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Identification history

Closterium keutzingii 15 Nov 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Closterium keutzingii 7 Nov 2016 KenT

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Planktonic algae suspended in stream water. Length across the tips was 190µm and maximum width was 14µm.

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   16 Nov 2016
The thin ended Closterium is probably C. keutzingii, but you need zygospores for confirmation (Stephen Skinner, Royal NSW Herbarium)

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