Cosmarium ralfsii Ralfs
(a desmid)

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Cosmarium ralfsii var montanum
a variety of desmid
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCosmarium ralfsii (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)

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

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