Light micrograph of Noctiluca scintillans, a large bladder-shaped dinoflagellate. In the warm summer months it causes bioluminescence especially visib

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Light micrograph of Noctiluca scintillans, a large bladder-shaped dinoflagellate. In the warm summer months it causes bioluminescence especially visible in the surf zone. Microscopic contrast method : Darkfield. Magnification 100x when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Photo credit: © GERD GUENTHER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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