Freshwater algae?

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I am a biologist and educator at Stanford University and a foldscope user

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I recently examined a water sample from the reservoir at Pinnacles National Park in California.
I saw some cool cells–I think they are filamentous algae? I am intrigued by the alternation of clear and green (chlorophyll containing) regions.
This post is part of Stanford BIO60

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