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Cosmarium subcostatum </em>var.<em> minus Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Desmidiaceae

Cosmarium subcostatum var. minus (W & G.S. West) K. Förster 1981

Cosmarium subcostatum is a very difficult and complex group. At this stage I can only refer your to Kouwets (in manuscript) who is making good progress in sorting it out. There is probably more than one species involve here.

References: 
Förster, K. (1981) Revision und Validierung von Desmidiaceen-Namen aus früheren Publikationen. 2. Revision and validation of desmid names. 2.
Kouwets, F.A.C. (in manuscript) European Flora of the Desmid Genus Cosmarium.
West, W. & West, G.S. (1896) Algae from Central Africa.

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