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Itty Bitty Creatures
Jaden brought along a mixed culture of fresh water algae, and we took some shots under the microscope.
![Asterionella is a genus of pennate freshwater diatoms. They are frequently found in star shaped colonies of individuals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterionella](https://biohackspace.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14624068449_fc00ea7f3e_o-300x291.jpg)
Asterionella is a genus of pennate freshwater diatoms. They are frequently found in star shaped colonies of individuals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterionella
![Arthrospira is a genus of free-floating filamentous cyanobacteria characterized by cylindrical, multicellular trichomes in an open left-hand helix.](https://biohackspace.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14628587419_7cfe4ae090_o-286x300.jpg)
Arthrospira is a genus of free-floating filamentous cyanobacteria characterized by cylindrical, multicellular eftrichomes in an open left-hand helix.
![Pediastrum](https://biohackspace.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14810077275_1a78b02bf6_o-281x300.jpg)
Pediastrum is a genus of algae, in the family Hydrodictyaceae.[1] It is a nonmotile coenobial (fixed number of cells) green algae that inhabits freshwater environments. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediastrum
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![Closterium sp ????](https://biohackspace.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/14788787846_1c3025b4ba_o-300x197.jpg)
two semicells but no constriction in the middle, each semicell has its own chloroplasts, cells are crescent to lance-shaped – https://www.msu.edu/course/bot/423/algallist6desmids.html