Sighting 3369802
Cosmarium obsoletum
A freshwater algae at Kowen, ACT
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| Cosmarium obsoletum | MichaelMulvaney | 2 Feb 2017 | |
| Cosmarium obsoletum | KenT | 11 Jan 2017 |
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User's notes
In water sample squeezed from vegetation at the pond edge. Width at center isthmus 44µm and 56 µm across at widest part.
1 comment
3 Feb 2017
Stephen Skinner of the NSW Herbarium said "Cosmarium obsoletum, but would need to see another view and get some measurements to be certain"
Location information
- Coordinates 149.358500-35.324528
- Maps Kowen Woodland
- Places Kowen, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2016 11:06 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cosmarium obsoletum Algae, Cyanobacteria, other bacteria and viruses
Species information
- Cosmarium obsoletum Scientific name
- A freshwater algae Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible