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Mystery Micrograph #26

And we're back with a fresh batch of Mystery Micrographs! I'm sure you missed the frustration that goes along with attempting to ID an obscure microorganism no one cares about from a limited set of grainy photos. I understand. Today, labmate and I discovered this 3D maze puzzle thing our supervisor oddly (and cruelly) left in the lab, and spent a good 4h cursing at it. I expect my Mystery Micrographs to have a similar effect, if only to make up for all the emotional suffering we experienced today trying to solve a children's game, to no avail yet. At least my micrographs aren't aimed at 5-year-olds. Anyway, I assume you've all taken advantage of my absense to go off into the faraway mountains* and undergo rigorous daily training in the high art of protist taxonomy. So here's a slightly evil one. I want the genus. Enjoy!

Fig 13 is x400 (To be referenced later)

* Ironically, rigorous training in protist taxonomy with a black-belt master would currently entail going to places with rather unimpressive/lacking mountains...

4 comments:

  1. Nope! But I do need to find one of those myself someday...

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  2. seems to me that they are diferent species
    16 and 17 looks like Echinostelium sp or Macbrideola, and 13 and 14 looks more like Clastoderma

    or...I'm completly wrong and 13/14 is Cribraria and 16/17 Clastoderma or Macbrideola lol
    colors and better pictures would help :P

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  3. Congrats for your blog! I love it
    I am not sure about these pictures... Without colors it is quite difficult for me to tell :)
    I think it is Echinostelium sp or Clastoderma pachypus

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