Staurastrum sp is a unicellular green alga belonging to the order Desmidiales. These jewels look like "alien space ships" under polarized light microscopy 400X. My first post - I hope to post more photomicrographs in the future.
Been reading and looking at the other beautiful photomicrographs for some time - I think its time I get more involved. Let's see how this works.
Desmid Polarized Light 400X
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