Volvox, recorded 12 June 2020

Group: Volvox · Volvox (colonial green alga)

What you see

Recorded on 12 June 2020. This loop is the 0:37–1:02 part of a 1:40 recording; the full recording is on Commons.

Points to check against your own sample:

  • Rolls and rotates steadily rather than darting.
  • A sphere with many small green cells on the surface, each with two flagella.

Full description and look-alikes: Volvox.

Credit line

Video: Alexander Klepnev, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

MP4 1280×720 4.0 MB MP4 640×360 0.8 MB

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