Freshwater Green Algae (or is it a diatom?)

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Freshwater Green Algae (or is it a diatom?)

#1 Post by hkv » Tue May 16, 2017 9:11 pm

I found this very thin and delicate algae in a freshwater sample. Stack is only 4 deep and the strands are independent of each other. I think the chloroplasts looks different from other algae I have seen. Any idea what it is? They really are this green and not yellowish as normally found in diatoms.

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Re: Freshwater Green Algae (or is it a diatom?)

#2 Post by billben74 » Thu May 18, 2017 8:37 pm

Can't help with the science. But its a wonderful image.
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Re: Freshwater Green Algae (or is it a diatom?)

#3 Post by gekko » Tue May 23, 2017 8:32 pm

Excellent image.
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Re: Freshwater Green Algae (or is it a diatom?)

#4 Post by JimT » Tue May 23, 2017 10:37 pm

HKV, I am surprised I haven't commented on this image already. It is really good.
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Re: Freshwater Green Algae (or is it a diatom?)

#5 Post by vasselle » Wed May 24, 2017 1:16 pm

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