Is this a mould spore?

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Is this a mould spore?

#1 Post by waterman » Sun Jul 14, 2019 1:09 pm

Hi All.
I'm assuming that this is a picture (1000x) of mould spores from my pond sample but you may well know better than me. Any help gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

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Re: Is this a mould spore?

#2 Post by admin » Sun Jul 14, 2019 5:56 pm

Hello,
yes, it looks like a conidium:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conidium

Oliver
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Re: Is this a mould spore?

#3 Post by waterman » Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:10 am

Thank you. Much appreciated.

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