Actinotaenium diplosporum

A. diplosporum is notable because of its very wide and shallow sinus rendering the cell a somewhat guitar-shaped outline. In addition to that, cells are characterized by asteroid chloroplasts whereas conjugation results in the formation of twin zygospores. In the Netherlands A. diplosporum is only known from a few mesotrophic moorland pools.

Image © Henk Schulp

Vegetative cell of Actinotaenium diplosporum (forma maius) displaying asteroid chloroplasts.

Cell dimensions (L x B): ca 105 x 50 µm

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Conjugated cells of A. diplosporum with twin zygospore.

Image © Henk Schulp