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Euastrum

Gentis, Nicolas;Licht, Alexis;Boura, Anaïs;Aung, Dario De Franceschi Zaw Win Day Wa;Dupont-Nivet, Guillaume

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Euastrum is a genus of green algae of the Desmidiaceae family. It lives in acidic waters.

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It is catalogued under topics including Charophyta genera and Desmidiaceae.

Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumCharophyta
  3. ClassZygnematophyceae
  4. OrderDesmidiales
  5. FamilyDesmidiaceae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations168

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
78
With media
51
Family
Desmidiaceae
Collections
US, NY, FH, IPA/SP, MICH, OSC
Recorded in
United States, Germany, Brazil, France, Indonesia, Brasil, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Desmidiaceae
Image
Euastrum divaricatum LUND 44x29µm.jpg
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Euastrum
Commons category
Euastrum
taxon common name
ユウアストルム属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Euastrum is a genus of green algae of the Desmidiaceae family. It lives in acidic waters.

== Description == It is made of two, symmetrical semicells. They are usually longer than wide and are wavy and lobed. On the ends of the semicells, there is a notch. The cell wall may have "protuberances;" however, they are hard to see.

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