Rivularia cyanobacteria. Polarised light micrograph of a colony of Rivularia sp. cyanobacteria. The material at the bottom is mineral grains. Cyanobac

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Rivularia cyanobacteria. Polarised light micrograph of a colony of Rivularia sp. cyanobacteria. The material at the bottom is mineral grains. Cyanobacteria are bacteria that obtain their energy through photosynthesis. Rivularia is found growing on damp soils and submerged rocks near rivers. Magnification: x400 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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