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Meet the Microbes: 5 Tiny Protozoans and Algae: Media

Bacteria aren’t the only microscopic creatures!

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paramecia
Paramecium caudatum (highly magnified).
John J. Lee
amoeba
Amoeba (Amoeba proteus).
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Euglena
Euglena gracilis (highly magnified) in fresh water. Single-celled Euglena...
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diatoms
Assorted diatoms living between crystals of annual sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.
Gordon T. Taylor, Stony Brook University—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
Volvox
Colonies of Volvox globator contain thousands of individual cells. Each...
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