¿How do I measure the angle of a Closterium spp?

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Nicolas Djeghri

Hi,

I don't know if there is a specific way to do it but one suggestion would be to obtain the measures so that you can compute the "sickle-shaped prism" as described in this paper:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3520403.x?casa_token=71Xmv8yDagoAAAAA:K5y58ZvMUwyawgg48Qophku5rQ2bFPg-YKc2Cx0Kga-iKjHrdoqsV83dXgQf4lBd3-yCanUDElRdKfI0

I hope this helps!

Eberto Novelo

Hello Camilo,

A description of Closterium measurments appears in J. Heimans. 1946. On closteriometry. Dodonaea Vol. 13th Biologisch Jaarboek Pages 146-154.

Please, look the paper enclosed.

Camilo J. Fonseca-Barreto

Thanks Eberto