Green algae, light micrograph

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Differential interference contrast (DIC) light micrograph of a green alga Xanthidium antilopaeum (centre). The smaller algae in the background are Istmochloron sp. Xanthidium belongs to a group of fresh-water single-celled algae called desmids which that have intricate cell walls. Magnification: x425 when printed at 10 centimetres wide at its longest edge.

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Photo credit: © HAKAN KVARNSTROM / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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