Desmidium
Desmidium is a genus of green algae, the type genus of the family Desmidiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in acidic, oligotrophic freshwater lakes and bogs.
The genus name of Desmidium is derived from the Greek word 'desmos' (= ribbon, chain or bond).
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Desmidium swartzii
speciesDesmidium swartzii
Desmidium baileyi
speciesDesmidium baileyi
Desmidium aptogonum
speciesDesmidium aptogonum
Desmidium grevillei
speciesDesmidium grevillei
Desmidium coarctatum
speciesDesmidium coarctatum
Desmidium graciliceps
speciesDesmidium graciliceps
Desmidium pseudostreptonema
speciesDesmidium pseudostreptonema
Desmidium asymmetricum
speciesDesmidium asymmetricum
Desmidium suboccidentale
speciesDesmidium suboccidentale
Desmidium elegans
speciesDesmidium elegans
Desmidium aequale
speciesDesmidium aequale
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 200875.