Author | Brook, A.J. & Williamson, D.B. |
Year | 2010 |
Title | A Monograph on some British Desmids |
ISBN | 978-0-903874-42-7 |
Type | Book/Report |
How Complete | All the British species known at the time |
Source | 172, 364pp, The Ray Society, London |
Illustrations | 1 painted colour plate and numerous line drawings |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Covers 67 species of the large genus Closterium, plus a few small related genera of elongate desmids. Each species is described and illustrated with a set of illustrations to show the range of variation. There are keys to genera and species. |
Errata, Corrigenda & Comments | The formatting of the keys seems to have gone wrong: they are arranged as indented keys but without the indentation which makes it quite difficult to find the other half (or thirds) of the couplets. |
Examine | Compound Microscope |
Specimen Preparation | Fresh live material is preferred. (The best preservation methods are beyond the home laboratory.) |
Identification difficulty | Desmids are highly polymorphic, so it’s best to base identifications on a number of individuals of the same species. To this end, collected material should be extracted by side illumination. Different species often become separated by their phototactic responses. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Closterium | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Desmidiales: Closteriaceae |
For identification | Current | Genicularia | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Desmidiales: Peniaceae |
For identification | Current | Gonatozygon | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Desmidiales: Peniaceae |
For identification | Current | Penium | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Desmidiales: Peniaceae |
For identification | Current | Cylindrocystis | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae |
For identification | Current | Mesotaenium | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae |
For identification | Current | Netrium | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae |
For identification | Current | Roya | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae |
For identification | Current | Spirotaenia | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae |
For identification | Current | Tortitaenia | a genus of desmids | Plantae: Zygnematales: Mesotaeniaceae |
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