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Staurodesmus dejectus </em>var.<em> robustus Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Staurodesmus dejectus var. robustus (Messikommer) Coesel 1993

This variety is proving to be quite scarce in the Outer Hebrides. It occurs in mildly acidic, meso-oligotrophic water. Interestingly, it has been found with moss on wet rocks.

References: 
Coesel, P.F.M. (1993) Taxonomic notes on Dutch desmids II.
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2013) European Flora of the Desmid Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus.

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