Batrachospermum Sp Algae Lm
by M I Walker
Title
Batrachospermum Sp Algae Lm
Artist
M I Walker
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Light micrograph of red algae in the genus Batrachospermum. Members of this freshwater genus range in color from violet to blue-green and features long, branched, threadlike filaments with dense whorls of branchlets, resembling beads on a string. Spores are formed in clusters around the base of the carpogonium (female sex organ) after fertilization. Rheinberg illumination. Magnification 51 at 35mm.
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June 6th, 2013
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