Micrasterias truncata
60X obj. , Zerene stack #1 = BF #2 and #3 = DIC
Micrasterias truncata
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I wonder (I have never seen a specimen) if that is the disputed var. semiradiata, v. rare in Britain and characterised by 'distinct spines' at each angle of the lobule.
Certainly the specimens I would assign to M. truncata here rarely have such developed lobular spines. I have not yet obtained a camera, but the following, from the Western Isles, are Scottish forms:
http://www.outerhebridesalgae.uk/desmid ... php?id=325
Or is it the effect of DIC?
I'd also like a 'shufti' at the same cell emptied of its contents.
Certainly the specimens I would assign to M. truncata here rarely have such developed lobular spines. I have not yet obtained a camera, but the following, from the Western Isles, are Scottish forms:
http://www.outerhebridesalgae.uk/desmid ... php?id=325
Or is it the effect of DIC?
I'd also like a 'shufti' at the same cell emptied of its contents.
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Another candidate might be Micrasterias crenata
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