Tag Archives: spirogyra

An algivorous heliozoan?

Posted on October 21, 2014 by SubOptimist

Those round green structures inside what looks like an empty Spirogyra looked (at higher magnification) just like Acanthocystis. Acanthocystis (or at least Acanthocystis turfacae) is algaivorous and takes on Chlorella endosymbionts. (reference) There are two types of Chlorella that support … Continue reading →

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Green Algae from Pintrest

Posted on October 17, 2014 by SubOptimist

Made a Pintrest page to see if I could store images there (free, unlimited) and post them here.  Check! These are from my stock culture of Spirogyra.  Interesting (or not) that its contaminated with what I think is Chlorella.  Cool … Continue reading →

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