Looking for ID on the hitch hikers

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Looking for ID on the hitch hikers

#1 Post by 75RR » Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:22 pm

Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 20µm alga width, 26 image stack in Photoshop, Marine, Alborán Sea.

I seem to recall seeing a reference on the little hitch hikers on the alga but drawing a blank at the moment. Anyone have a name?
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Re: Looking for ID on the hitch hikers

#2 Post by billbillt » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:27 pm

EPIBIONT?...


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Re: Looking for ID on the hitch hikers

#3 Post by 75RR » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:01 am

Hi billbillt, it is quite likely an epibiont re wiki definition:

'An epibiont is an organism that lives on the surface of another living organism.'

Still hoping for a Species/Genus ID ... if anyone knows

Edit: Found this ... perhaps not too far away: http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/Choices/Chr ... _page.html
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Re: Looking for ID on the hitch hikers

#4 Post by billbillt » Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:21 pm

I appears you have found your answer...

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