Cosmarium botrytis Ralfs
(a desmid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCosmarium botrytis (a desmid)
GenusCosmarium (a genus of desmids)
FamilyDESMIDIACEAE (placoderm desmids)
SuborderDESMIDIINEAE (placoderm desmids)
OrderDESMIDIALES (desmids)
ClassZYGNEMATOPHYCEAE (desmids and filamentous charophycean algae)
PhylumCHAROPHYTA (stoneworts, desmids, charaphytes etc, charophytes)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cosmarium botrytis (a desmid) :
1: Cosmarium botrytis (a desmid)
3 Jul 2008 OSGR: TA08 54° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
on Rivularia biasolettiana colony in seep in cliff face
Image 1: Ridges and surface ornamentation - magnifiedImage 2: Ridges and surface ornamentation - magnified (2)Image 3: Ridges and surface ornamentation - magnified (3)Image 4: Ridges - magnifiedImage 5: Ridges - magnified (2)
2: Cosmarium botrytis (a desmid)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Chara hispida hispida
Image 1: Dead oneImage 2: DesmidImage 3: Desmid (2)Image 4: Desmid (3)Image 5: Desmid (4)Image 6: Desmid (5)Image 7: Desmid - equatorial focusImage 8: End-onImage 9: End on

Cosmarium botrytis (a desmid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cosmarium botrytis (a desmid)
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