Closterium parvulum
Group: Desmids · Desmids (Closterium, Micrasterias, Cosmarium)
What you see
Recorded on 29 April 2018. This loop is the whole 0:31 recording.
Points to check against your own sample:
- Micrasterias: a flat, deeply cut disc like a snowflake; Cosmarium: small, two round halves.
- Two symmetrical halves; in many species a clear notch in the middle.
Full description and look-alikes: Desmids.
Credit line
Video: Anatoly Mikhaltsov, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons