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Green algae - Ankistrodesmus and Catena

Miljø - ferskvann

The picture shows Ankistrodesmus (in the centre) surrounded by a lot of small cells of the genus Catena. Catena has very small cells (2-5 my) often two and two held together with a brown thickening in the ends.

The size is about 2-5 my (1my=1/1000mm). The picture shows Ankistrodesmus in higher magnification. The colony is made of long pointed, slightly curved cells. The length is 60 my.

 

 
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