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des·mid

 (dĕs′mĭd)
n.
Any of various green unicellular chiefly freshwater algae of the order Desmidiales, reproducing through conjugation and sometimes forming filaments or colonies.

[From New Latin Desmidiāceae, family name, from Desmidium, type genus, from Greek desmos, bond, from dein, to bind.]
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desmid

(ˈdɛsmɪd)
n
(Plants) any freshwater green alga of the mainly unicellular family Desmidioideae, typically constricted into two symmetrical halves
[C19: from New Latin Desmidium (genus name), from Greek desmos bond, from dein to bind]
desˈmidian adj
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des•mid

(ˈdɛz mɪd)

n.
any green algae of the family Desmidiaceae, each alga being composed of symmetrical half-cells bridged by a nucleus and usu. living colonially in a branching mat.
[1860–65; < New Latin Desmidium a genus < Greek desm(ós) a chain]
des•mid′i•an, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.desmid - freshwater green algaedesmid - freshwater green algae    
chlorophyte, green algae - algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
Desmidium, genus Desmidium - a genus of protoctist
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Among the major algal groups inhabiting the bromeliad phytotelmata are the desmids, especially Cosmarium Corda ex Ralfs considered the largest desmid genus in terms of number of species (over 2,000), and one of the oldest names among the placoderm desmids (Prescott et al., 1981; Sophia et al., 2004; Bicudo and Menezes, 2017; Brook and Johnson, 2011).
Wei, "Desmid community characteristics and its relationship with environmental variables in Nansi Lake and Dongping Lake," Chinese Journal of Ecology, vol.
Cesitli diatomlar ve desmid turleri de dahil olmak uzere agir metal tolere edemeyen organizmalar ya kaybolmus ya da cok nadir gorulmustur.
Physical factors, particularly overflow events, broke the dominance of cyanobacterial functional groups and opened windows of opportunity for phytoflagellate, coccoid chlorophyceae, diatom, and elongated desmid biomass to increase.
Undoubtedly, some of the book's most beautiful photographs are of microscopic species, like the desmid Micrasterias (p.288).
ex at Selective sequestration of strontium in desmid green algae by biogenic co-precipitation with barite.
The algae, called Closterium moniliferum, are members of the desmid order, known to microbiologists for their distinctive shapes, said Minna Krejci, a materials scientist at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, reports Nature.
A contribution to knowledge of the desmid flora (Desmidiaceae, Zygnemaphyceae) of Spitzbergen.
Different response mechanisms of two planktonic desmid species (Chlorophyceae) to a single saturating addition of phosphate.