Cosmarium granatum var. pyramidale Schmidle 1898


Division     Charophyta
Class     Zygnematophyceae
Order     Desmidiales
Family    Desmidiaceae

    Cells medium size longer than wide, cells measure 41-48 μm length and 22-29 μm width. Cells deeply constricted sinus linearly narrow, isthmus 7-10 μm. Semicell pyramidal shape with truncated apices with apical notch. Semicells with rounded apical and basal angles and punctuated cell wall.


Ecology

Plankton found in mesotrophic freshwater water bodies.