Closterium keutzingii

A freshwater algae at Mount Clear, ACT

Closterium keutzingii at Mount Clear, ACT - 3 Nov 2016

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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User's notes

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

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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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Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
3 Nov 2016 12:50 PM Recorded on
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Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Closterium keutzingii Scientific name
A freshwater algae Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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