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Cosmarium
Sign in to saveCosmarium is a large genus of desmids (Desmidiaceae), a group of green algae closely related to the land plants (Embryophyta). Members of this genus are microscopic and found in freshwater habitats around the world.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumCharophyta
- ClassZygnematophyceae
- OrderDesmidiales
- FamilyDesmidiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 673
- With media
- 514
- Collections
- FC-UNAM, CIB-UAEM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Desmidiaceae
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- Cosmarium
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- taxon name
- Cosmarium
- taxon common name
- cosmarian algae
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- Description
- Identification
- Taxonomy
- Habitat
- References
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Cosmarium is a large genus of desmids (Desmidiaceae), a group of green algae closely related to the land plants (Embryophyta). Members of this genus are microscopic and found in freshwater habitats around the world.
The name Cosmarium comes from the Greek word κοσμάριον - kosmarion, meaning a small ornament.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cosmarium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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