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Staurastrum avicula </em>var.<em> lunatum Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Staurastrum avicula var. lunatum  (Ralfs) Coesel & Meesters

Until recently known as Staurastrum lunatum. Common in circumneutral waters such as the plankton of lochs

References: 
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2013) European Flora of the Desmid Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus
John, D.M. & Williamson, D.B. (2009) A Practical Guide to the Desmids of the West of Ireland
Ralfs, J. (1848) The British Desmidieae

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