''Cosmarium botrytis'' is a species of
green algae
The green algae (singular: green alga) are a group consisting of the Prasinodermophyta and its unnamed sister which contains the Chlorophyta and Charophyta/Streptophyta. The land plants (Embryophytes) have emerged deep in the Charophyte alga as ...
in the family
Desmidiaceae. It is a freshwater species with a worldwide distribution,
[ and has been recorded from all continents.]
Taxonomy
''Cosmarium botrytis'', along with other similar ''Cosmarium'' species, displays a large amount of morphological variation. Many varieties have been described.[
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References
Desmidiaceae
Plants described in 1848
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