Desmids. Darkfield illuminated light micrograph of a Netrium sp. (oval, bottom) and Cosmarium sp. desmids (round, lobed) on sphagnum sp. moss. Desmids

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Desmids. Darkfield illuminated light micrograph of a Netrium sp. (oval, bottom) and Cosmarium sp. desmids (round, lobed) on sphagnum sp. moss. Desmids are a common group of freshwater single-celled algae that have intricate cell walls. Magnification: x200 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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