Desmidium swartzii C. Agardh ex Ralfs    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Charophyta   >   Class Conjugatophyceae   >   Order Desmidiales   >   Family Desmidiaceae   >   Genus Desmidium   

Description:

Composed of cells united into a long twisting filament and arranged to exhibit a spiraling shape (L. Biechele, pers. comm).

There are 2 records in the project database.

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Desmidium swartzii in Baltimore Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Desmidium swartzii in Charles Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)


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