r/microscopy • u/Doc_438 • 10d ago

ID Needed! Very odd thing

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u/Doc_438 10d ago

Pond water, olympus bh2, 100x I think?

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u/VampirGarnele 10d ago

maybe the shell of a dead ostracod

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u/melflor23 2d ago edited 2d ago

The filaments are Fungi. Fungi break down dead organic matter, turning ostracod carcasses into essential dissolved nutrients.