Sighting 3368945
Penium sp. (genus)
A green freshwater algae at Tennent, ACT
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| Penium sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Feb 2017 | |
| Penium sp. (genus) | KenT | 2 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
Individual algal cells entangled amongst filamentous algae. Cells were 18 µm wide and 94 µm long.
1 comment
3 Feb 2017
Stephen Skinner of the nSW Herbarium said "cell is a Penium species; measurements and sculpturing, and sutures, needed to get species. The filament may be Microspora species...not well documented in Australia."
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066861-35.578222
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 19 Dec 2016 07:32 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Penium sp. (genus) Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Penium sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A green freshwater algae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible