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I have no idea

#1 Post by lagoonatic » Thu Aug 05, 2021 1:32 pm

found this in a sample from the Savannas Preserve - a rainwater fed freshwater marsh system on Florida's east coast - the shallow near shore area is dominated by reeds and water lilies, lots of floating masses of Utricularia and Spirogyra
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#2 Post by iconoclastica » Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:00 pm

Could it be a grain of pollen?

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#3 Post by lagoonatic » Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:49 pm

iconoclastica wrote:
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:00 pm
Could it be a grain of pollen?
hmmm...hadn't thought of that. Thank you! After all the desmids and other green algae and cyanobacteria I was seeing in the sample...maybe even a sporangium of some kind, I'll have to see if I can find some more and what is flowering (most likely a Utricularia, I didn't notice any water lily flowers)

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#4 Post by Greg Howald » Fri Aug 06, 2021 3:28 am

Looks a lot like Phacus. If so it might be swimming in a sort of corkscrew motion. There are many different kinds with many different names. Maybe Phacus gigas, but hey, I'm not sure. I recognize maybe 1 percent of these things.
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#5 Post by mazo4033 » Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:01 pm

Perhaps Clathrulina

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#6 Post by Bruce Taylor » Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:57 pm

Yes, it's Clathrulina elegans.

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#7 Post by lagoonatic » Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:32 pm

Thank you, mazo4033 and Bruce! That was driving me nuts.

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