Alga...identification help!

nematos · Post by **nematos** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:02 pm

Could you help me with this?

Many thanks in advance!

Magnification 400x

rekuwi · Post by **rekuwi** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:12 pm

Hallo,

perhaps Coelospaerium kuetzingianum.

best regards
Regi

Jan Kros · Post by **Jan Kros** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:48 am

Hello Nematos,
This picture could be Gomphosphaeria aponina.
Do you have a larger Picture of this Algae?

greetings
Jan Kros
The Netherlands

nematos · Post by **nematos** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:59 am

Hello, and thanks for the two answers...

I am sorry but I don have any other picture...

But now...which is the right one?

Thanks !
Davide

BJ · Post by BJ » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:42 am

Hi Davide,

again I would like a photo at higher magnification to be happy, but I would tend to agree with Coelosphaerium. In Gomphosphaeria, dividing cells remain attached for a longer time at one end, giving the pair of cells a "heart-shaped" appearance. There are some dividing pairs in your photo, but none seem to be heart-shaped to me.

Boa Sorte
Brian

nematos · Post by **nematos** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:05 am

Thank you very much...!

If I will find it again I will take some picture with highest magnification!

Davide