Brown alga, fungus or a ‘brown’ cyanobacteria?
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In a bottle containing some pond water sample, a weird type of brush-like growth stuck to the wall of the bottle was present. I examined it using foldscope, and what I found out are several filamentous structures which are yellow to brownish in color. I suspect they may be brown alga or fungi. However, the present of yellow heterocyst-like cells in the brown filaments make it seem like a ‘brown’ cyanobacteria, something which I haven’t heard before….
What do you think about it?
What do you think about it?
Ronak Hati,
Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College.
Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College.
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