In Bangkok, when water levels are high in local klongs (canals) the water constantly washes over the banks onto concrete walkways, resulting in algae growth. I scraped up some of the soaking wet algae and found it riddled with diatoms. Diatoms are microscopic single-cell algae with golden-brown chloroplasts and silica shells. This is a collection of separate focus stacks from the first two slides, imaged through a 40X oil immersion objective.
Collection of live round Diatoms
Re: Collection of live round Diatoms
Nicely done
… and an important reminder that the pretty structures we usually admire are only their skeletal remains.
MichaelG.
… and an important reminder that the pretty structures we usually admire are only their skeletal remains.
MichaelG.
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Re: Collection of live round Diatoms
Excellent, thanks for sharing your find.