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<mods:titleid="1AD1413A8CC2AA70FFF55A5595F16897">Morphology, taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of Micrasterias foliacea Bailey ex Ralfs (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae)</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="C65305789E0ED67D191DF02E5F8CBE4B">Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa</mods:affiliation>
<mods:affiliationid="6130352ED189AE836875B3FA74838374">Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X 6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa</mods:affiliation>
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differs from the type in having two large, prominent semi-ellipsoidal hollow swellings at the base of the lateral lobes, each bearing a long spine at the narrow ends. In addition, there may or may not be, four other long spines on each semicell, two adjacent to each of the swellings. Cells are 69-72
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(with more detailed information in Suppl. material 2). It is limited to the Hindustan and Indochina peninsulas and Indonesian archipelago and was recorded from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
<bibRefCitationid="3BB554451509FE92F13EC150E42B1CD6"author="Ratnasabapathy, M"journalOrPublisher="The Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Phycology (Sorui)"pageId="0"pageNumber="33"pagination="22 - 28"refId="B54"refString="Ratnasabapathy, M, Kumano, S, 1974. Desmids from Tasek Bera, West Malaysia. The Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Phycology (Sorui) 22 (1): 22 - 28"title="Desmids from Tasek Bera, West Malaysia."volume="22"year="1974">Ratnasabapathy and Kumano 1974</bibRefCitation>
). At the time of sampling the temperatures ranged between 23.4 and 33.4 °C (in still water) and between 23.8 and 26.9 °C (in running water) and the pH ranged between 4.7 and 5.3
<bibRefCitationid="E85FC6CEC7411004032529A298C2125C"author="Ratnasabapathy, M"journalOrPublisher="The Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Phycology (Sorui)"pageId="0"pageNumber="33"pagination="22 - 28"refId="B54"refString="Ratnasabapathy, M, Kumano, S, 1974. Desmids from Tasek Bera, West Malaysia. The Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Phycology (Sorui) 22 (1): 22 - 28"title="Desmids from Tasek Bera, West Malaysia."volume="22"year="1974">Ratnasabapathy and Kumano 1974</bibRefCitation>