Cosmarium desmid on Sphagnum sp. moss, light micrograph

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Polarised and dark field light micrograph section of a Cosmarium sp. desmid on Sphagnum moss. Desmids are a common group of freshwater single-celled algae that have intricate cell walls. Magnification: x186 when printed at 10 cm wide.

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Photo credit: © MAREK MIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, alga, algae, anatomy, biological, biology, botany, charophyta, conjugatophyceae, cosmarium, dark, desmid, desmidiaceae, desmidiales, desmids, field, green, light, micrograph, moss, plant, polarised, polarized, single-celled, sphagnum, tissue