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Unknown poor quality pictures pond water 40X objectiveImage
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These look like heliozoans that have grouped together as a colony. Possibly belonging to the genus Raphidiophrys.

I found something very similar looking a few years ago. I think these are Raphidiophrys elegans:
http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... php?t=2958
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Charles, you are right! It is Raphidiophrys elegans.
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