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A still-life view of algae and diatoms

This is a tranquil scene featuring various kinds of diatoms and green algae, none of which is moving.


Commentary by Prof. Yuji Tsukii, Hosei University
The organism in this video is not green algae but a diatom.

Synedra

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Tabellaria

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Fragilaria

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The two long green organisms in the central part of the figure are Oscillatoria

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A small Scenedesmus can be seen between Synedra and Oscillatoria.

Sampling Date : 18 October 2009

Sampling Site : Hirose River A  Google Map

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