Original paper

Neue bemerkenswerte Zieralgenfunde aus Österreich

[New remarkable findigs of Desmids from Austria]

Lenzenweger, Rupert

Abstract

For completion of desmid-flora from Austria, samples have been collected from some types of aquatic habitat. This paper is based upon of desmids considered to be extremly rare and because of that rarity additional illustrations and comments are given. Altogether 19 taxa are presented, 7 of them are new for Austria (Euastrum ventricosum, Staurodesmus megacanthus var. scotirus, Staurastrum bloklandiae, Staurastrum cristatum var. navigiolum, Staurastrum dimazum, Staurastrum simplicius, Desmidium baileyi), 8 very rare for Austria (Euastrum bilobum, Euastrum germanicum, Micrasterias jenneri, Micrasterias radiosa, Staurastrum irregulare, Staurastrum tohopekaligense, Desmidium coarctatum var. cambricum, Groenbladia undulata), 1 is extremly rare for Middle Europe (Staurastrum sexangulare) and 3 at all are new for Middle Europe (Euastrum attenuatum var. splendens, Staurastrum natator var. boldtii, Staurastrum sexangulare var. crassum).

Keywords

Desmids • Middle-Europe • Austria • rare taxa • floristics