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Marine diatoms (Heliotheca sp.) 200x magnification. Brightfield. . Diatoms are photosynthetic protists that belong to the stramenopile clade. Their ancestor was a non-photosynthetic, heterotrophic organism that likely consumed red algae and ultimatel
Spongomonad (Rhipidodendron sp.) 100x magnification. Brightfield. . More often than you’d think, I spot something with my microscope and have no idea what it is. I’ve found these structures a few times and I always assumed they were a pla
Marine diatoms (Heliotheca sp.) 200x magnification. Brightfield. . Diatoms are photosynthetic protists that belong to the stramenopile clade. Their ancestor was a non-photosynthetic, heterotrophic organism that likely consumed red algae and ultimatel
Filamentous green algae. 100x magnification. Brightfield. . I’ll do another post in the future on complex multicellularity but here we have some good examples of algae with simple multicellularity. These cells exist as long filaments of many si
Filamentous green algae. 100x magnification. Brightfield. . I’ll do another post in the future on complex multicellularity but here we have some good examples of algae with simple multicellularity. These cells exist as long filaments of many si
Filamentous green algae. 100x magnification. Brightfield. . I’ll do another post in the future on complex multicellularity but here we have some good examples of algae with simple multicellularity. These cells exist as long filaments of many si
Red algae from the Batrachospermaceae family (probably Paludicola sp). 40x magnification. Darkfield. . Batrachospermaceae are filamentous red algae found in freshwater habitats. They have a simple form of multicellularity where they have branching st
Red algae from the Batrachospermaceae family (probably Paludicola sp). 40x magnification. Darkfield. . Batrachospermaceae are filamentous red algae found in freshwater habitats. They have a simple form of multicellularity where they have branching st
Spring has sprung! Yellow pansy (Viola x wittrockiana specialis) petal. 100x magnification. Darkfield. 🌼 . Pansies are wildflowers that grow perennially, meaning that where planted, they will bloom every year and not die off in the winters. Unlike t
Daffodil (Narcissus sp). 100x magnification. Darkfield. . I don’t have much to say here other than on my Home Depot outing I also bout a bunch of daffodils for inside my apartment. They’re one of my favorite flowers and make me think of J
Spring has sprung! Yellow pansy (Viola pedunculata) petal. 100x magnification. Darkfield. 🌼 . Pansies are wildflowers that grow perennially, meaning that where planted, they will bloom every year and not die off in the winters. Unlike the beautiful
Still from the video “Ciliates and diatoms on green algae.” . Filamentous algae like the Oedogonium sp. shown here are barely visible in a jar of water. If you squint really hard, you might see what look like thin green hairs. And anythin
Plants, dirt, diatoms. 100x magnification. Brightfield. . Just a pretty little filler photo for this week’s posts. . . . #microscopy #science #nature #biology #biodiversity #scicomm #sciart #microbiology #botany #plants #diatoms #underwaterphot