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No idea I

#1 Post by jomaiz » Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:02 pm

No idea what it is.

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#2 Post by Roldorf » Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:36 pm

In order for people to help to need to state the basics: Where you found the sample and what the magnification is of the sample, at least. Without those two most basic pieces of information there is no chance of any help. They could be pollen grains, they could be spores, did you stain them or is that their natural colour, (which is what I suspect) but you see I am guessing. More info please.
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#3 Post by mnmyco » Mon Sep 16, 2019 1:46 pm

Probably a Chlorococcus, Oocystis, or Sphaerocystis species.

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#4 Post by 75RR » Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:41 pm

Agree that the more details you provide the better.

A little sleuthing of your own is the best way to learn. You can do a lot worse than to start with this book: How to know the fresh-water algae

https://archive.org/details/howtoknowfreshwa00pres
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#5 Post by Sauerkraut » Mon Sep 16, 2019 5:22 pm

Thank you for posting this link 75RR. It looks excellent - I've been amazed at the level of detail some of these older ID texts offer.
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#6 Post by jomaiz » Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:04 am

The sample is from a small non-potable fount. The colors are natures and it will have about 400x-600x.
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Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:41 pm
You can do a lot worse than to start with this book: How to know the fresh-water algaehttps://archive.org/details/howtoknowfreshwa00pres
I downloaded the book, it will help me a lot.

Thanks everyone for your help.
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