Oscillatoria in motion

Group: Cyanobacteria threads · Oscillatoria and other filamentous cyanobacteria

What you see

Recorded on 1 July 2012. This loop is the whole 0:32 recording.

Points to check against your own sample:

  • Thin threads (trichomes) of short disc-shaped cells; no chloroplasts or nucleus to see.
  • Colour blue-green to olive; the tips wave and the threads slide past each other.

Full description and look-alikes: Cyanobacteria threads.

Credit line

Video: Antonio Guillén, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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