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Mystery 'Micrograph' #13

By Psi Wavefunction on Monday, February 01, 2010
This one is more of a macrograph than a micrograph, and for once it may or may not involve a non-protist. This one is actually pretty weird. This is to give some of the sane people non-protistophiles a chance =P Bonus marks for telling me why this organism is weird/interesting.

Distance between lights -- 10cm
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5 comments:

  1. Lab RatFebruary 1, 2010 at 1:27:00 AM PST

    Some kind of coral?

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  2. Psi WavefunctionFebruary 1, 2010 at 1:30:00 AM PST

    No -- this thing lives far below the edge of sunlight!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:09:00 AM PST

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  4. UnknownFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:11:00 AM PST

    Paleodictyon!
    (some kind of worm burrow?)

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  5. Psi WavefunctionFebruary 1, 2010 at 2:33:00 AM PST

    Wow, quickest one ever! Yup, it's Paleodictyon nodosum, and it doesn't seem to be known what the hell it actually is...apparently it's either a worm burrow, a flattened sponge or a foram -- that is, pretty much anything...

    Not surprised that a paleontologist would know it though! =P

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