AQUACULTURE

 

These diatoms were captured among freshwater algae sample at Brunswick Community College, Aquaculture Facility located in Brunswick County, North Carolina on March 2, 2007

Some of the following images were enlarged using microscope and settings enabling further enlargment from digital camera.

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Several diatom pairs.

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This diatom was the one seen resting (as a mere blur on the lens) behind Diatom #1

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Several diatom pairs.

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To give indication to the scale, this diatom is resting beside a grain of sand as a Merismopedia rests nearby.

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