Species Identification

Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Desmidiaceae



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1171 species
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Actinotaenium adelochondrum
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Actinotaenium borgeanum
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Actinotaenium clevei
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Actinotaenium clevei var. clevei
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Actinotaenium colpopelta
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Actinotaenium crassiusculum
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Actinotaenium cruciferum
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Actinotaenium cucurbita
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Actinotaenium cucurbitinum
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Actinotaenium cucurbitinum var. cucurbitinum
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Actinotaenium curtum
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Actinotaenium curtum var. curtum
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Actinotaenium didymocarpum
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Actinotaenium diplosporum
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Actinotaenium geniculatum
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Actinotaenium globosum
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Actinotaenium inconspicuum
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Actinotaenium minutissimum
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Actinotaenium mooreanum
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Actinotaenium obcuneatum
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Actinotaenium perminutum
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Actinotaenium phymatosporum
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Actinotaenium pyramidatum
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Actinotaenium rufescens
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Actinotaenium silvae-nigrae
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Actinotaenium spinospermum
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Actinotaenium subglobosum
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Actinotaenium subtile
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Actinotaenium truncatum
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Actinotaenium turgidum
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Actinotaenium wollei
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Allorgeia valiae
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Amscottia gulungulana
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Amscottia mira
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Bambusina borreri
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Bambusina sphaerospora
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Bourellyodesmus heimii
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Cosmarium abbreviatum
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Cosmarium abbreviatum var. abbreviatum
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Cosmarium abruptum
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Cosmarium abruptum var. abruptum
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Cosmarium achondroides
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Cosmarium acutigonum
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Cosmarium adoxum
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Cosmarium affine
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Cosmarium affine var. affine
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Cosmarium alpestre
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Cosmarium amoenum
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Cosmarium amplum
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Cosmarium anceps
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Cosmarium anceps var. anceps
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Cosmarium angulare
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Cosmarium angulare var. angulare
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Cosmarium angulatum
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Cosmarium angulatum var. angulatum
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Cosmarium angulosum
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Cosmarium angulosum var. angulosum
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Cosmarium anisochondrum
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Cosmarium anisochondrum var. anisochondrum
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Cosmarium annulatum
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Cosmarium arctoum
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Cosmarium arctoum var. arctoum
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Cosmarium arnellii
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Cosmarium arnellii var. arnellii
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Cosmarium askenasyi
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Cosmarium asphaerosporum
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Cosmarium asphaerosporum var. asphaerosporum
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Cosmarium auriculatum
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Cosmarium basilicum
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Cosmarium binerve
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Cosmarium binum
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Cosmarium binum var. binum
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Cosmarium bioculatum
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Cosmarium bipapillatum
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Cosmarium bipunctatum
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Cosmarium bireme
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Cosmarium biretiforme
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Cosmarium biretum
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Cosmarium biretum var. biretum
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Cosmarium bisphaericum
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Cosmarium bitriangulum
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Cosmarium bitriangulum var. bitriangulum
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Cosmarium blyttii
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Cosmarium blyttii var. blyttii
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Cosmarium boeckii
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Cosmarium boitierense var. boitierense
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Cosmarium botrytis
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Cosmarium braunii
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Cosmarium brebissonii
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Cosmarium broomei
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Cosmarium burkillii
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Cosmarium burkillii var. burkillii
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Cosmarium caelatum
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Cosmarium caelatum var. caelatum
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Cosmarium calcareum
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Cosmarium callosissimum
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Cosmarium cambricum
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Cosmarium canaliculatum
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Cosmarium candianum
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Cosmarium capitulum
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Cosmarium carinthiacum
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Cosmarium ceylanicum
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Cosmarium circulare
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Cosmarium clepsydra
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Cosmarium coarctatum
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Cosmarium collectorense
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Cosmarium commissurale
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Cosmarium concinnum
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Cosmarium concinnum var. concinnum
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Cosmarium connatum
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Cosmarium connatum var. connatum
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Cosmarium conspersum
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Cosmarium constrictum
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Cosmarium contractiforme
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Cosmarium contractum
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Cosmarium controversum
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Cosmarium corbula
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Cosmarium coronatum
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Cosmarium corribense
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Cosmarium corriense
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Cosmarium corsavaggense
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Cosmarium costatum
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Cosmarium crassangulatum var. crassangulatum
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Cosmarium crenatum
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Cosmarium crenatum var. crenatum
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Cosmarium crenulatum
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Cosmarium creperum
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Cosmarium cristatum
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Cosmarium cucumis
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Cosmarium cuneatum var. cuneatum
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Cosmarium cupiforme
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Cosmarium cyclicum
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Cosmarium cyclicum var. cyclicum
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Cosmarium cylindricoideum
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Cosmarium cylindricum
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Cosmarium cymatonotophorum
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Cosmarium cymatopleurum var. cymatopleurum
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Cosmarium decoratum
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Cosmarium decussiferum var. decussiferum
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Cosmarium denticulatum
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Cosmarium dentiferum
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Cosmarium didymochondrum
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Cosmarium didymoprotupsum
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Cosmarium difficile
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Cosmarium difficile var. difficile
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Cosmarium difficillimum
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Cosmarium dilatatum
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Cosmarium diplodesmium
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Cosmarium distichum
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Cosmarium distichum var. distichum
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Cosmarium dorsitruncatum
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Cosmarium dovrense
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Cosmarium dubium
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Cosmarium dybowskii
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Cosmarium eductum
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Cosmarium eichlerianum
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Cosmarium elegantissimum
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Cosmarium entochondrum
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Cosmarium etchachanense
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Cosmarium exasperatum
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Cosmarium exasperatum var. exasperatum
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Cosmarium excavatum
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Cosmarium excavatum var. excavatum
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Cosmarium exiguum
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Cosmarium fastidiosum
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Cosmarium favum
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Cosmarium fictopraemorsum
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Cosmarium flavum
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Cosmarium fluviatile
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Cosmarium fontigenum
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Cosmarium formosulum
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Cosmarium formulosum
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Cosmarium furcatospermum
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Cosmarium fusum
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Cosmarium galeritum
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Cosmarium garrolense
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Cosmarium gayanum
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Cosmarium gayanum var. gayanum
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Cosmarium geminatum
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Cosmarium geometricum
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Cosmarium glyptodermum
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Cosmarium glyptodermum var. glyptodermum
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Cosmarium goniodes
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Cosmarium gonoides
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Cosmarium gonoides var. gonoides
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Cosmarium granatum
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Cosmarium grantii
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Cosmarium granulatum
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Cosmarium granuluscum
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Cosmarium hammeri
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Cosmarium hardyi
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Cosmarium helcangulare
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Cosmarium hexalobum
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Cosmarium hexalobum var. hexalobum
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Cosmarium holmiense
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Cosmarium humile
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Cosmarium impressulum
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Cosmarium incognitum
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Cosmarium inconspicuum
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Cosmarium incrassatum var. incrassatum
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Cosmarium indentatum var. indentatum
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Cosmarium intermedium
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Cosmarium isthmium
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Cosmarium isthmium var. isthmium
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Cosmarium isthmochondrum
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Cosmarium jenisejense
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Cosmarium jenisejense var. jenisejense
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Cosmarium kanitzii var. kanitzii
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Cosmarium kjellmani
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Cosmarium klebsii
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Cosmarium kotilainense
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Cosmarium laeve
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Cosmarium latereprotractum
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Cosmarium latifrons
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Cosmarium lepidum
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Cosmarium logiense
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Cosmarium lundellii
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Cosmarium luxuriosum
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Cosmarium magnificum
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Cosmarium mansangense
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Cosmarium margaritatum
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Cosmarium margaritatum var. margaritatum
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Cosmarium margaritiferum
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Cosmarium medioscrobiculatum
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Cosmarium melanosporum
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Cosmarium meneghinii
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Cosmarium microsphinctum
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Cosmarium microsphinctum var. microsphinctum
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Cosmarium minimum
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Cosmarium minutum
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Cosmarium moerlianum var. moerlianum
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Cosmarium moniliforme
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Cosmarium monochondrum
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Cosmarium monomazum
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Cosmarium monomazum var. monomazum
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Cosmarium morsum
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Cosmarium multigranulatum
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Cosmarium multiordinatum
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Cosmarium multiordinatum var. multiordinatum
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Cosmarium multituberculatum
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Cosmarium murrayi
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Cosmarium naegelianum
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Cosmarium nagelianum
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Cosmarium nasutum
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Cosmarium nasutum var. nasutum
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Cosmarium neapolitanum
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Cosmarium neapolitanum var. neapolitanum
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Cosmarium nitidulum
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Cosmarium notabile
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Cosmarium notabile var. notabile
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actinotaenium adelochondrum
Actinotaenium borgeanum
Actinotaenium clevei
Actinotaenium clevei var. clevei
Actinotaenium colpopelta
Actinotaenium crassiusculum
Actinotaenium cruciferum
Actinotaenium cucurbita
Actinotaenium cucurbitinum
Actinotaenium cucurbitinum var. cucurbitinum
Actinotaenium curtum
Actinotaenium curtum var. curtum
Actinotaenium didymocarpum
Actinotaenium diplosporum
Actinotaenium geniculatum
Actinotaenium globosum
Actinotaenium inconspicuum
Actinotaenium minutissimum
Actinotaenium mooreanum
Actinotaenium obcuneatum
Actinotaenium perminutum
Actinotaenium phymatosporum
Actinotaenium pyramidatum
Actinotaenium rufescens
Actinotaenium silvae-nigrae
Actinotaenium spinospermum
Actinotaenium subglobosum
Actinotaenium subtile
Actinotaenium truncatum
Actinotaenium turgidum
Actinotaenium wollei
Allorgeia valiae
Amscottia gulungulana
Amscottia mira
Bambusina borreri
Bambusina sphaerospora
Bourellyodesmus heimii
Cosmarium abbreviatum
Cosmarium abbreviatum var. abbreviatum
Cosmarium abruptum
Cosmarium abruptum var. abruptum
Cosmarium achondroides
Cosmarium acutigonum
Cosmarium adoxum
Cosmarium affine
Cosmarium affine var. affine
Cosmarium alpestre
Cosmarium amoenum
Cosmarium amplum
Cosmarium anceps
Cosmarium anceps var. anceps
Cosmarium angulare
Cosmarium angulare var. angulare
Cosmarium angulatum
Cosmarium angulatum var. angulatum
Cosmarium angulosum
Cosmarium angulosum var. angulosum
Cosmarium anisochondrum
Cosmarium anisochondrum var. anisochondrum
Cosmarium annulatum
Cosmarium arctoum
Cosmarium arctoum var. arctoum
Cosmarium arnellii
Cosmarium arnellii var. arnellii
Cosmarium askenasyi
Cosmarium asphaerosporum
Cosmarium asphaerosporum var. asphaerosporum
Cosmarium auriculatum
Cosmarium basilicum
Cosmarium binerve
Cosmarium binum
Cosmarium binum var. binum
Cosmarium bioculatum
Cosmarium bipapillatum
Cosmarium bipunctatum
Cosmarium bireme
Cosmarium biretiforme
Cosmarium biretum
Cosmarium biretum var. biretum
Cosmarium bisphaericum
Cosmarium bitriangulum
Cosmarium bitriangulum var. bitriangulum
Cosmarium blyttii
Cosmarium blyttii var. blyttii
Cosmarium boeckii
Cosmarium boitierense var. boitierense
Cosmarium botrytis
Cosmarium braunii
Cosmarium brebissonii
Cosmarium broomei
Cosmarium burkillii
Cosmarium burkillii var. burkillii
Cosmarium caelatum
Cosmarium caelatum var. caelatum
Cosmarium calcareum
Cosmarium callosissimum
Cosmarium cambricum
Cosmarium canaliculatum
Cosmarium candianum
Cosmarium capitulum
Cosmarium carinthiacum
Cosmarium ceylanicum
Cosmarium circulare
Cosmarium clepsydra
Cosmarium coarctatum
Cosmarium collectorense
Cosmarium commissurale
Cosmarium concinnum
Cosmarium concinnum var. concinnum
Cosmarium connatum
Cosmarium connatum var. connatum
Cosmarium conspersum
Cosmarium constrictum
Cosmarium contractiforme
Cosmarium contractum
Cosmarium controversum
Cosmarium corbula
Cosmarium coronatum
Cosmarium corribense
Cosmarium corriense
Cosmarium corsavaggense
Cosmarium costatum
Cosmarium crassangulatum var. crassangulatum
Cosmarium crenatum
Cosmarium crenatum var. crenatum
Cosmarium crenulatum
Cosmarium creperum
Cosmarium cristatum
Cosmarium cucumis
Cosmarium cuneatum var. cuneatum
Cosmarium cupiforme
Cosmarium cyclicum
Cosmarium cyclicum var. cyclicum
Cosmarium cylindricoideum
Cosmarium cylindricum
Cosmarium cymatonotophorum
Cosmarium cymatopleurum var. cymatopleurum
Cosmarium decoratum
Cosmarium decussiferum var. decussiferum
Cosmarium denticulatum
Cosmarium dentiferum
Cosmarium didymochondrum
Cosmarium didymoprotupsum
Cosmarium difficile
Cosmarium difficile var. difficile
Cosmarium difficillimum
Cosmarium dilatatum
Cosmarium diplodesmium
Cosmarium distichum
Cosmarium distichum var. distichum
Cosmarium dorsitruncatum
Cosmarium dovrense
Cosmarium dubium
Cosmarium dybowskii
Cosmarium eductum
Cosmarium eichlerianum
Cosmarium elegantissimum
Cosmarium entochondrum
Cosmarium etchachanense
Cosmarium exasperatum
Cosmarium exasperatum var. exasperatum
Cosmarium excavatum
Cosmarium excavatum var. excavatum
Cosmarium exiguum
Cosmarium fastidiosum
Cosmarium favum
Cosmarium fictopraemorsum
Cosmarium flavum
Cosmarium fluviatile
Cosmarium fontigenum
Cosmarium formosulum
Cosmarium formulosum
Cosmarium furcatospermum
Cosmarium fusum
Cosmarium galeritum
Cosmarium garrolense
Cosmarium gayanum
Cosmarium gayanum var. gayanum
Cosmarium geminatum
Cosmarium geometricum
Cosmarium glyptodermum
Cosmarium glyptodermum var. glyptodermum
Cosmarium goniodes
Cosmarium gonoides
Cosmarium gonoides var. gonoides
Cosmarium granatum Asia
Cosmarium grantii Asia
Cosmarium granulatum Asia
Cosmarium granuluscum Asia
Cosmarium hammeri Asia
Cosmarium hardyi Asia
Cosmarium helcangulare Asia
Cosmarium hexalobum Asia
Cosmarium hexalobum var. hexalobum Asia
Cosmarium holmiense Asia
Cosmarium humile Asia
Cosmarium impressulum Asia
Cosmarium incognitum Asia
Cosmarium inconspicuum Asia
Cosmarium incrassatum var. incrassatum Asia
Cosmarium indentatum var. indentatum Asia
Cosmarium intermedium Asia
Cosmarium isthmium Asia
Cosmarium isthmium var. isthmium Asia
Cosmarium isthmochondrum Asia
Cosmarium jenisejense Asia
Cosmarium jenisejense var. jenisejense Asia
Cosmarium kanitzii var. kanitzii Asia
Cosmarium kjellmani Asia
Cosmarium klebsii Asia
Cosmarium kotilainense Asia
Cosmarium laeve Asia
Cosmarium latereprotractum Asia
Cosmarium latifrons Asia
Cosmarium lepidum Asia
Cosmarium logiense Asia
Cosmarium lundellii Asia
Cosmarium luxuriosum Asia
Cosmarium magnificum Asia
Cosmarium mansangense Asia
Cosmarium margaritatum Asia
Cosmarium margaritatum var. margaritatum Asia
Cosmarium margaritiferum Asia
Cosmarium medioscrobiculatum Asia
Cosmarium melanosporum Asia
Cosmarium meneghinii Asia
Cosmarium microsphinctum Asia
Cosmarium microsphinctum var. microsphinctum Asia
Cosmarium minimum Asia
Cosmarium minutum Asia
Cosmarium moerlianum var. moerlianum Asia
Cosmarium moniliforme Asia
Cosmarium monochondrum Asia
Cosmarium monomazum Asia
Cosmarium monomazum var. monomazum Asia
Cosmarium morsum Asia
Cosmarium multigranulatum Asia
Cosmarium multiordinatum Asia
Cosmarium multiordinatum var. multiordinatum Asia
Cosmarium multituberculatum Asia
Cosmarium murrayi Asia
Cosmarium naegelianum Asia
Cosmarium nagelianum Asia
Cosmarium nasutum Asia
Cosmarium nasutum var. nasutum Asia
Cosmarium neapolitanum Asia
Cosmarium neapolitanum var. neapolitanum Asia
Cosmarium nitidulum Asia
Cosmarium notabile Asia
Cosmarium notabile var. notabile Asia



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