This is a water sample taken from the shaded area of Castor Beach. The species had the two cellulose plates and long three sharp flagellates. This species lives in aquatic environments near zooplankton of marine and freshwater ecosystems (http://tolweb.org/Dinoflagellates/2445). Most Dinoflagellates can be found on the coasts around the United States, from the east to the west. Not many Dinoflagellates are found on the inlands of continents.
Found the the water of a local creek and viewed under a microscope.
Water sample taken from Proctor Spillway.
Flatworms are small, measuring around 3 to 15 mm (0.1 to 0.6 inches). They have a soft, leaf-shaped body covered by tiny hairs (cilia). Their spade-shaped head has two eyes.
They are common in many parts of the world. Most live in freshwater ponds and rivers, usually under rocks or water plants.
Forktails are small or very small damselflies. The compound eyes of mature individuals have a dark upper region and contrasting lower part. The thorax is often green and may have lateral stripes and the abdomen in males is black with a blue tip. Females of some species are polymorphic, some being orangish and darkening with age, while others resemble the male.
Large distribution. It is particularly frequent around garden ponds, but can also be found near almost any waterbody and away from its breeding sites in grassland and woodland.
Valves are sigmoid. The axial area is narrow and also sigmoid, containing a sigmoid raphe. The striae are comprised of punctate areolae and form rows that are perpendicular and parallel to the apical and transapical axes. The central area is round to elliptic.
It is primarily an epipelic species that lives unattached on fine substrates. This species is considered to be globally distributed in freshwater but has also been observed in brackish habitats. Larger specimens are observed in exposed sites in a main lake basin rather than in protected embayments.
Found by sea rim national park in Texas. This is a species of Cyanobacteria. This Cyanobacteria was moving around slowly on the slide and was much larger than any other species around.
Found in the Bosque river in Stephenville Texas off of a riffle near a rock outcropping. This species of green algae is common in most water ways that have flow. It can grow up to several centimeters in length and up to 100 micrometers wide.
From sea rim state park. Spiral form and long.
Orientation is zipper like. Found at the Martin Dies State Park.
This was found in Huntsville State Park in Texas. It was found in early April
This was a diamond shape protist found in my family's tank. Has a double line edge and pretty clear in the middle.