I was looking at a soil sample that mostly had what looked to be diatoms in it. However, there were three organisms I saw that I hadn't seen before. All of these photos attached below were taken at 400x magnification on a light microscope.
1. This circular one, there were two that I saw. It is dark brown on the outside with a lighter shade of brown on the inside. It was immobile. Here is a picture:
Here's another picture, perhaps it shows the colors better:
(my apologizes for the poor quality of this photo)
From the second photo, it almost looks like a seed, but it was invisible to the naked eye.
2. Here is a second organism, the big circular one that looks like it is crushed:
3. And lastly, this organism that is clear and on top of what looks to be a diatom:
(I apologize for the poor quality of this photo, I wasn't able to use my camera at that moment so I had to use my phone)
Thank you so much!
