Filamentous Blue-green Algae
by Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
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Filamentous Blue-green Algae
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Sinclair Stammers/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Light micrograph of Nostoc, a blue-green algae and nitrogen-fixing algae which grows in the absence of combined nitrogen and converts gaseous nitrogen into a usable form. Useful in rice culture, etc. Filamentous organism forming chains of individual creatures. Aggregations of this algae form mucilaginous masses, usually seen resting on the soil. Phase contrast. Mag: X`160. (mauve)
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October 5th, 2018
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