This is a protist. This is in Kingdom Protista. This was found in the pond in Castor Beach near the University of South Florida. This was observed on February 7, 2019 at 9:06 AM. This protist has string like projections that come out of it as they move along a line. This protist appears to be white. One characteristic that defines this as a protist is the size. It's size is very small and round shaped. A reference used https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.livescience.com/54242-protists.html. In which this reference describes Protists as being very diverse. It's habitat is in pond areas and in Florida especially southern Florida.
Veronica dillenii Crantz
genus tag: T01277
species tag: T06970
@albach could this id of a 19th century collection from central NY be correct?
Collection date likely mid-19th century. Inat only allows up to 130 years before present.