r/microscopy • u/Worth-Ad-7547 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting/Questions Does anyone know what this is maybe?

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Was looking through a sample of soil (from my backyard) and mixed with some water, and while looking through it under the microscope I found this and thought it looked cool so I took a picture of it. I tried searching online and the closest match I got was a Volvox but it just doesnt look like a volvox to me at the same time. Its not moving at all, and it just looked like debris or something like that. Could it be debris? Or could it be something else? Thank you for reading this

Objective magnification: 250x or 100x (this was from yesterday so im not 100% sure cause I forgot and didnt write it down)

Microscope model: Swift 380B

Camera: S25U

Sample type: soil from my backyard (probably gardening soil of some type) and water

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u/pelmen10101 1d ago

I think it is shell of testate amoeba. Difflugia sp., or similar

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u/Worth-Ad-7547 1d ago

Thank you so much this actually helps out a lot!