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.
White flowered angiosperm plant
Observed in a bush along a sidewalk. Appeared black and orange, looked like fruits/seeds.
Seedless plant observation
Small cluster of ferns growing on the trunk of a tree. There also seems to be a baby fern yet to mature.
Small lichens I found on the trees in the beginning of the year!
Phylum: Sac fungi
Seedless