Light micrograph of Pediastrum boryanum (Greek pedion, plain and Greek astron, star) green algae. Pediastrum is a very distinctive coenobial colony wi

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Light micrograph of Pediastrum boryanum (Greek pedion, plain and Greek astron, star) green algae. Pediastrum is a very distinctive coenobial colony with a flattened, often starlike shape. Culture material of the Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Cologne. Microscopic contrast method : Differential interference contrast. Magnification 580x when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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