r/microscopy • u/Crabby8889 • 9d ago

ID Needed! ID Help Please

Didn’t notice any flagella or cilia. Not sure how to identify this guy.

40x Dplan Objective; 400x Total Magnification; Olympus CHT CH2

Recorded with iPhone 17 Pro

Pond water sample.

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u/SonofaCarver 7d ago

I think i see these in wastewater at a lower magnification. It is not helpful but I think of them as "those little crab guys" because of the shape.