Division | Charophyta |
Class | Zygnematophyceae |
Order | Desmidiales |
Family | Desmidiaceae |
Basionym | Euastrum angulatum f. major Grunow |
Cells medium sized, 1.3-1.5 times longer than broad; cells measures 62-70 µm in length and 38-42 µm in width. Cells moderately constricted at the center, sinus linear and slightly open at the posterior end, isthmus 13-15 µm. Semicells hexagonal, lateral margins straight or slightly retuse; apex truncate or slightly retuse. The apical and basal angles of the semicell broadly rounded and cell wall smooth.
Ecology
Free floating form collected from Pond and Lakes.