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1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by pepelisuValdés, Asturias, Spain

Invasive microorganism on the leafs and ...

0 0 Intermediate Bladderwort

Intermediate Bladderwort

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

digesting microorganisms that provide the ...

2 0 Cushion Sea Star

Cushion Sea Star

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take at .35 ft on a coral reef beautiful sea star moving on the bottom.

2 0 Marine snow

Marine snow

by Brian38Washington, USA

, coral and barnacles. It is an important component for marine ecosystems as ...

3 2 Bacterial Mat

Bacterial Mat

by tibipradaCuster, Montana, USA

Bacterial Mat is a multi-layered sheet of

0 0 Leafy bladderwort

Leafy bladderwort

by MarioCisnerosHomestead, Florida, USA

Aquatic carnivorous plant that feeds in crustaceans and other

4 1 Stromatolites

Stromatolites

by DainizHernándezSaltillo, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of

0 0 Greater Flamingo(es)

Greater Flamingo(es)

by ElsaDoha, Qatar

The most widespread and also largest flamingo species in the world found across ...

0 0 Harlequin ladybird

Harlequin ladybird

by Nadi88Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

aggressiv behavior, it's blood or saliva contains

26 12 Sea sparkle

Sea sparkle

by remco.doumaMaldonado, Uruguay

several days, the waves around Punta del Este were lit by these

2 0 Witch broom

Witch broom

by Josep Maria FeSant Cugat del Vallès, Catalunya, Spain

Witch broom. It is due to a disease caused by a

0 0 Bacterial Canker

Bacterial Canker

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Bacteria are tiny living beings (

0 0 Cotton Stainer

Cotton Stainer

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

common name of this family refers to the species transferring fiber-staining ...

4 3 Cotton Stainer

Cotton Stainer

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

presence. The common name of this family refers to the species transferring ...

1 0 Stromatolites

Stromatolites

by KerryHawkinsWestern Australia, Australia

sedimentary grains by biofilm of

1 0 House Flies

House Flies

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

microorganisms may flourish in its gut and ...

7 4 Stromatolites

Stromatolites

by AurelRavoux6537, Western Australia, Australia

cementation of sedimentary grains by biofilms of

0 0 Trichomonad

Trichomonad

by LanzzKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

-shaped parasitic microorganism). It is an ...

1 0 Lesser Housefly

Lesser Housefly

by DavidMroczkowskiChicago, Illinois, USA

3.5–6 mm or 0.14–0.24 in, somewhat smaller than common housefly. Pictured here ...

0 0 Slime mold

Slime mold

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

feed on microorganisms that live in any ...

6 0 Bottas Valley Gopher

Bottas Valley Gopher

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

surface. Their burrowing helps make richer soils by mixing air, water, plant ...

0 0 Centric Diatom

Centric Diatom

by MachiAlaska, USA

Rectangular-shaped diatom with a spike at each end and this round structure ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

I believe this could be a chain/colony of phytoplankton. The shape is more like ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

Navicula? Nitzschia? I think in any case it is likely a marine diatom (algae). ...

0 0 Marine Diatom

Marine Diatom

by MachiAlaska, USA

Long, thin algae with pointed tips forming chains in some cases, but many of ...

0 0 Marine Diatom

Marine Diatom

by MachiAlaska, USA

Less common than some of the other algae species we observed under the ...

0 0 Pennate Diatom

Pennate Diatom

by MachiAlaska, USA

Thin diatoms that have pointed tips and instead of a straight overlap, they ...

0 0 Iron Bacteria

Iron Bacteria

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

microorganisms combine dissolved iron or ...

1 5 Elegant stinkhorn

Elegant stinkhorn

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

dispersal. Mutinus elegans has been shown to inhibit the growth of several ...

1 0 Longhorn Cowfish

Longhorn Cowfish

by BrinschkMünster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

omnivorous, feeding upon benthic algae, various

1 0 Gammarus sp.

Gammarus sp.

by JosipaMasicCroatia

microorganisms. Body is laterally ...

1 0 Springtail

Springtail

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

These are to be found on almost any type of fungi. Tiny soft bodied hexapods ...

7 10 Green Fairy Cup Fungi,StarJelly and Chalk Comb-Moss

Green Fairy Cup Fungi,StarJelly and Chalk Comb-Moss

by JanineLingTurnerTunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

the diverse species of fauna and mysterious

2 0 Many Headed Slime Mould

Many Headed Slime Mould

by RikMartinEngland, United Kingdom

This is a plasmoidal slime mould. No longer classified as a fungi the are in ...

1 2 Brown Cotton Stainer Bug

Brown Cotton Stainer Bug

by LaurenZarateSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

Cotton Stainers receive their common name because they can transfer ...

1 1 Partridge Pea

Partridge Pea

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

touched. In order to grow, this plant requires the presence of

9 10 Thrombolites (bacterial mats)

Thrombolites (bacterial mats)

by StevenSpraggMandurah, Western Australia, Australia

cementation of calcium carbonate and other substances by colonies of

0 0 Dinoflagellate

Dinoflagellate

by MachiAlaska, USA

I think this may be a side view or a different species from my other spotting ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

Not really sure what this is.. My best guess is some sort of crustacean or ...

0 0 Marine Diatom

Marine Diatom

by MachiAlaska, USA

Members of this genus were the most common plankton in this sample. These ones ...

1 0 Marine Diatom

Marine Diatom

by MachiAlaska, USA

Coscinodiscus? It was the only one like it that I observed in this sample that ...

0 0 Marine Diatoms

Marine Diatoms

by MachiAlaska, USA

This chain of diatoms looked different than some of the others I saw, as the ...

2 0 Marine Copepod

Marine Copepod

by MachiAlaska, USA

There were quite a few copepods in this seawater sample. I believe this is a ...

4 1 Dinoflagellate

Dinoflagellate

by MachiAkhiok, Alaska, United States

These are really interesting as they can photosynthesize and they can also move ...

4 0 Radiolarian Skeleton

Radiolarian Skeleton

by MachiAkhiok, Alaska, United States

Though it was just a skeleton, it was one of the more interesting finds in this ...

1 1 slime mold plasmodium

slime mold plasmodium

by arlandaMadrid, Madrid, Spain

, which are the only macroscopic slime molds. They feed on

2 0 Slime mold plasmodium

Slime mold plasmodium

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

these kingdoms. They feed on

0 3 possibly slime mold feeding on bracket

possibly slime mold feeding on bracket

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

yellow network in and on rotting logs. The amoebae and the plasmodia engulf ...

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