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Rich microbial world in the river

Species name: Euglena, Biddulphia or Pleurosira

AL-Museum AL-Museum

River bottoms are composed of accumulated aggregated particles, pieces of sand grains and pland debris, whose surfaces are covered with bacteria. They offer small flagellates and ciliates a rich source of nutritious food. Single cells of diatoms as well as their chains can also be observed in this flourishing microbial world.

AL-Museum

(2015.08.06)

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