Closterium rostratum Ralfs
(a desmid)

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Closterium rostratum var rostratum
a desmid
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClosterium rostratum (a desmid)
Section Closterium Group II (rostrate Closterium species)
GenusClosterium (a genus of desmids)
FamilyCLOSTERIACEAE (a family of saccoderm desmids)
SuborderCLOSTERIINEAE (a suborder of 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)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Closterium rostratum (a desmid)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Closterium rostratum (a desmid)
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