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Another alga question

#1 Post by gekko » Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:47 am

Thanks for identifying this. I"ve never seen it before, and have not been able to identify it.

Objective: 20x; brightfield illumination. Inset is a magnified crop.
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Thanks to Crater Eddie for the water sample.

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Re: Another alga question

#2 Post by gekko » Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:22 am

Any suggestions?

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Re: Another alga question

#3 Post by billbillt » Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:56 am

Hi Gekko,

I searched everywhere to ID that, to no avail... Great photo though!....

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Re: Another alga question

#4 Post by 75RR » Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:38 am

interesting looking alga. Any chance you could have another go at it with a higher x objective?
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Re: Another alga question

#5 Post by gekko » Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:14 pm

BillT, thank you very much for taking the time and trouble; I hoped someone could recognize it. I didn't mean for anyone to go search for an ID.
75RR, thank you for your comment; I haven't taken a higher magnification image of it, but should I find a similar one, I'll try to do that (this one is gone).

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Re: Another alga question

#6 Post by JimT » Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:27 pm

Good photos. Don't know what kind and have never seen one like it but it makes a nice bracelet.

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Re: Another alga question

#7 Post by gekko » Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:54 am

Thanks JImT. I wish I thought of the bracelet idea before I threw it away :) .

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