Ophrydium protozoa, light micrograph

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Ophrydium protozoa, polarised light micrograph. Ophrydium contain green algae inside their bodies that have a symbiotic relationship with the protozoa. They photosynthesise inside the protozoan's body providing it with sugars and oxygen, while deriving protection from their host. Magnification: x93 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: alga, algae, animal, aquatic, background, biological, biology, botanical, botany, ciliate, ciliates, colony, fauna, flora, freshwater, gray, green, grey, life, light, lm, micro-organism, micro-organisms, microbiological, microbiology, micrograph, micrography, microorganism, microorganisms, microscopy, nature, ophrydium, polarised, polarized, pond, protozoa, protozoan, protozoans, single-celled, symbiosis, symbiotic, unicellular, water, zoological, zoology