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Desmidium

Desmidium is a genus of green algae, the type genus of the family Desmidiaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in acidic, oligotrophic freshwater lakes and bogs.

Taxonomy
Species of Desmidium are distinguished based on cell shape, number of angles, and size of the apical processes. Some taxonomists recognize a separate genus, Didymoprium. In this classification, Didymoprium consists of species with cells that are ellipsoid in apical view and the chloroplast is stellate with broad, undissected lobes; Desmidium sensu stricto consists of species with cells that are angular in apical view and with furcate chloroplast lobes. ==References==
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