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Netrium oblongum Desmid Species Outer Hebrides

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Phylum: Charophyta   Family: Mesotaeniaceae

Netrium oblongum (De Bary) Lütkemüller 1902

Widespread and common in acidic conditions such as moorland peaty pools, shallow lochans and especially associated with Sphagnum.

References: 
Ohtani, S. (1990) A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Netrium (Zygnematales, Chlorophyceae).
Brook, A.J. & Williamson, D.B. (2010) A Monograph on some British Desmids.
West, W. & West, G.S. (1904) A Monograph of the British Desmidiaceae, Volume 1.
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, K.J. (2007) Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidiaceae of the European Lowlands.

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