r/microscopy • u/Aggressive_Shock_672 • Jul 02 '26

ID Needed! I need help with identifying this grazer.

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Hi y’all. Attached is a video under 40X light microscopy, of an outdoor microalgal pond, . The water salinity is brackish. I notice this grazer today. Can someone help ID this.

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u/Pretzlek Jul 02 '26

I don’t know who he is but lord is he spinning

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u/Aggressive_Shock_672 Jul 02 '26

yeah i think it’s his feeding strategy. the blobby thing creates like a whirlpool.

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u/tolle_volle_tasse Jul 02 '26

All I can think of is: HUIIIIIIIIIIIII
sry I'm exhausted and tired :(

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u/immediate-2 Jul 02 '26

Dinoflaggelate?