Desmids and red algae. Darkfield illuminated polarised light micrograph of Batrachospermum sp. red algae (branch-like, background) with Spondylosium p

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Desmids and red algae. Darkfield illuminated polarised light micrograph of Batrachospermum sp. red algae (branch-like, background) with Spondylosium pulchellum desmids (thin) and two Pleurotaenium nodosum desmid daughter cells (diagonal, centre) just after dividing. Desmids are a common group of freshwater single-celled algae that have intricate cell walls. Magnification: x100 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 2863px × 4323px
Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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