Is Closterium a Protist

ClosteriumDivision:CharophytaClass:ZygnematophyceaeOrder:DesmidialesFamily:Closteriaceae

What is the classification of a desmid?

The desmids belong to the class Zygnematophyceae. Although they are sometimes grouped together as a single family Desmidiaceae, most classifications recognize three to five families, either within the order Zygnematales or as their own order Desmidiales.

Are desmids microorganisms?

Desmid is a unicellular microorganism, it comes under the green algae family Mesotaeniaceae and Desmidiaceae. Sometimes desmid placed under the family of order Zygnematales. Desmids are usually developing in standing freshwaters.