Desmids
Oct 02, 2025 • 11:13 AM UTC
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340x Magnification
Microorganisms
Holly Stuart (Foldscope Team)
Education Specialist at Foldscope Instruments
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Here is another interesting find from a sample I collected while hiking. There were a few of these in the water sample I picked up at the bottom of a waterfall.
Desmids are single celled green algae that have high degrees of symmetry. They make me think of intricate paper snowflakes (that I always tried to make as a child but never quite got the hang of...). Enjoy!
This image was captured at 140X plus 5X digital zoom on phone (you can see that there is a second desmid viewed partially edge on in this picture!)
Desmids are single celled green algae that have high degrees of symmetry. They make me think of intricate paper snowflakes (that I always tried to make as a child but never quite got the hang of...). Enjoy!
This image was captured at 140X plus 5X digital zoom on phone (you can see that there is a second desmid viewed partially edge on in this picture!)
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These are 340X plus 5X digital zoom on my phone:
This video was captured using the 340X lens and 3X digital zoom on my phone.
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