Euastrum elegans Ralfs
(a desmid)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuastrum elegans (a desmid)
GenusEuastrum (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)
Records of Euastrum elegans (a desmid) :
1: Euastrum elegans (a desmid)
18 Mar 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
in 1.5cm diam lump of brown jelly from isolated pool
Image 1: Desmid - dividing - magnified

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

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