Netrium digitus

A green freshwater algae at Paddys River, ACT

Netrium digitus at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2016
Netrium digitus at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Dec 2016
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Identification history

Netrium digitus 11 Jan 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Netrium digitus 26 Dec 2016 KenT

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In a water sample squeezed from vegetation at the pond edge. Widest part 36-38µm and 152-164 µm long.

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   11 Jan 2017
Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium said "this appears to be another desmid, Netrium digitus, but could be a broad form of Clostreium intermedium. I'm not a desmid expert! Please remember that these determinations are done without microscopic examination on my part; I don't know any measurements, and there is often little reproductive information in the pictures. I also don't have precise locations or any water data

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  • 7 Dec 2016 08:58 AM Recorded on
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