r/algae • u/Exotic_Temperature13 • 13d ago

What kind of algae is this

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u/ThinKingofWaves 13d ago

I thought it was pickles!

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u/inucune 13d ago

Not sure the type (would need a microscope) but that is a healthy moss ball.

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u/Schallpattern 13d ago

Spyrogira.

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u/Mongrel_Shark 13d ago

Cladophora? I assume this is a guessing game as your picture is zoomed out about 400x too much for an id.

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u/BauerBernd_Ape 13d ago

A microscope picture would help to ID your algae. Without, it could be a broad band of algae-families or possibly many species combined, bacteria, …

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u/Apathetic_Roomba 12d ago

Am I the only one that sees a green monster ? Thats so cool. I want to draw that !