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Any idea what this algae or plant is? It forms green films on top if a nearby pond. Under the scope it forms largish clumps or sacks of cells- maybe 50-100 um or so across. Seems too large for most algae and too small for plants like duckweed. I've never come across it before, and I'd be curious to get an ID if anyone knew!

#algae #ponds #microscopy

Microscopy image of a clump of greenish cells
Another clump of cells
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Frank Aylward
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@albertcardona oh yes certainly - that would be the formal way. We have 18S primers too. This is just a hobby project though, and I am always amazed by how quickly protistologists can ID these microbes by morphology alone!
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