Place: Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai, India.


 Description: I went on a field visit as a part of a group to
observe various water ecosystems. I collected a water sample from an artificial
water body made for the purpose of rain water harvesting. And this is what I
saw in a single drop- something, or rather
 
 someone
 
 floating! Further,
literature helped in the identification of this little creature.


 Observations:

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 Empire: Eukaryota


 Kingdom:
Plantae


 Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae


 Infrakingdom:
Streptophyta infrakingdom


 Phylum:
Charophyta


 Class:
Conjugatophyceae (Zygnematophyceae)


 Order:
Desmidiales


 Family:
Desmidiaceae

 Genus: Cosmarium



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