Another 380T darkfield This is using a 40x objective and the image is cropped. It was a wet slide I made last week so it's well dried now
I was wondering what the '4-pronged' algae are? I see a lot of them in my pond culture but have no idea what they are. They vary in size/number of segments.
By the way, Does anyone know of any sources/texts that will help me identify algae and/or protists found in UK fresh water?
Thanks
Louise
What might these be?
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What might these be?
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Re: What might these be?
Scenedesmus , possibly quadrucauda.
The two booklets by Belcher and Swale are very useful.
The two booklets by Belcher and Swale are very useful.
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Thanks. Actual books seem few and far between - and very expensive for anything comprehensive!photomicro wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:27 pmScenedesmus , possibly quadrucauda.
The two booklets by Belcher and Swale are very useful.
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Re: What might these be?
I find this online key very useful, not specifically for the UK, but of general usefulness as many organisms are widely distributed. Created by A.L.Baker at Univ. New Hampshire.
http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/phycokey.htm
Michael
http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/phycokey.htm
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Thanks! There's a similar idea here at the Natural History Museum. Lots of people seem to start these databases but don't seem to get very far. Maybe there will be more actual texts around when the pandemic is over and Universities get back to normal. I'll have to wait and see...MikeBradley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:39 amI find this online key very useful, not specifically for the UK, but of general usefulness as many organisms are widely distributed. Created by A.L.Baker at Univ. New Hampshire.
http://cfb.unh.edu/phycokey/phycokey.htm
Michael
Louise
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