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Closterium keutzingii
A freshwater algae at Mount Clear, ACT
Identification history
| Closterium keutzingii | 15 Nov 2016 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Closterium keutzingii | 7 Nov 2016 | KenT |
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User's notes
Planktonic algae suspended in stream water. Length across the tips was 190µm and maximum width was 14µm.
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.006000-35.858194
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Species information
- Closterium keutzingii Scientific name
- A freshwater algae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2016 12:50 PM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
