Desmids are a common group of freshwater single-celled algae that have intricate cell walls.

This is one of the larger species, Micrasterias rotata.

They live mainly in acidic bogs so they are pretty rare.

https://video.nostr.build/401b2b1f9f6499be15eccc277c84795074d30d2c195b5a37b0cd1d98112ce71f.mp4

This is a time-lapse of a Micrasterias that is undergoing cell division.

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