marymangiapia's Identifications

Visual Description: Viewed under a compound microscope at 400x. Green-yellow in color with red and yellow circular structures within the slightly transparent organism. Composed of two cell places with a visible grove about halfway down the organism.

Habitat: Disturbed freshwater habitat. Found in a freshwater pond in a well lit area close to a maintained sandy beach.

Reference(s):
AlgaeBase: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=43626

organism was collected in a pond that received a lot of sunlight by one of the dormitories on the University of South Florida campus. The microscope used had the organism magnified to 400x. It was collected the week prior to when it was observed on the microscope.

Lichen, Phylum Basidiomycota. This common lichen was growing on a tree. It was about two inches across and it had an earthy teal color to it. It was mostly flat but it had a couple of growths growing upward.