Bambusina borreri is a typical alga found in moor waters. Therefore, I have only found it so far in Austria in the Schwemm Moor and the Sima Moor. This alga is not present in my local collection sites.

The filaments of Bambusina borreri are easily recognizable by the almost hexagonal shape of the individual cells. Like almost all desmid algae, the cells consist of two mirror-symmetrical semi-cells separated by a sinus. In Bambusina borreri, however, the sinus is very rudimentary and can only be seen as a shallow groove. On both sides of the sinus, the cell wall is thickened in a bulging manner. On both sides of the sinus, there are ring-shaped rows of granules, and towards the apices, the cell wall has fine longitudinal stripes. However, this ornamentation of the cell wall is difficult to see in living specimens. Due to the typical shape of the cells, Bambusina borreri cannot be confused with any other species.