Desmid and red algae. Polarised light micrograph of a Xanthidium antilopaeum desmid (top) and Batrachospermum sp. red algae (bottom). Desmids are a co

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Desmid and red algae. Polarised light micrograph of a Xanthidium antilopaeum desmid (top) and Batrachospermum sp. red algae (bottom). Desmids are a common group of freshwater single-celled algae that have intricate cell walls. Magnification: x400 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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