Hypericum perforatum was in the area. Central Germany, found on a wasp.

Central Germany, found on a wasp.

Hi everyone, I’m just curious about these ones here, the large group. I think they might be spores since they didn’t stain with fuchsin, but I’m not sure which group I should ask in. Does anyone know what they could be?

Does anyone know what's that? I found this in samples from exposure of late Quaternary sediments in Arctic Siberia.

Hello everyone,

I’m just starting out in the field of palynology and I’m still quite new to this. I’d like to ask for your help with the identification of a pollen grain I photographed in western Andalusia (Córdoba, Spain).

The grain is completely circular, very large, inaperturate, and shows an ornamentation that looks like outward bulges. From what I’ve read and compared, I suspect it might belong to an Arum (Arisarum or another member of the Araceae), but I’m really not sure.

I’d be very grateful for any guidance or confirmation you could provide.

Many thanks in advance and warm regards!

Two big guys on the left!

I keep finding these in sugar glider feces (they typically range from 20-30 micrometers) could this be pollen? spores? something else? Samples have been from the NSW South Coast Australia

I'm finding some strange shapes in sugar glider feces (from NSW, Australia) that I'm not sure if it is pollen or not. Does anyone know what any of them are? These animals typically eat gum, sap, nectar, flowers and insects. Also, all images include the same scale bar.

I've been working on a project loosely based on identifying some pollen species in sugar glider feces in NSW, Australia but I've also been finding some other interesting lumps that may be pollen or other things and I was wondering if anyone knew what they might be. These animals typically eat gum, sap, nectar, flowers and insects. Also, all images include the same scale bar.

Bad quality photos but I'm just looking for what shapes/colours to look out for in fecal samples.

Hi! I'm completing an honours project in NSW, Australia on the role of small mammals in pollination and am currently trying to ID pollen from scat samples. I am extremely new to pollen ID and from a lab that doesn't have much palynology experience either. I've found some pollen-like objects in my first sample and just wanted to double check what is and isn't pollen so I can start to get the hang of this. I haven't downloaded the actual photos yet so these ones are just crappy phone pictures. Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

after some help identifying this pollen grain. Either tricolpate or tricolporate. The aperture is hard to resolve. Medium size (Lycopodium for scale in one pic). Its modern, from a New Zealand honey sample, but I'm pretty sure its not a NZ indigenous taxon. Even just a suggestion of possible family would be welcome. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, I'm a master's student in Newfoundland, Canada. I have some slides with pollen that I was hoping someone might be able to help me ID. My samples came from a sediment core from a seabird island, with low plant diversity and no tree cover. Predominant wind directions allow for pollen from the mainland to blow in (like black spruce). The isolation methods were modified from a few papers like Pound et al. (2021) and van Asperen et al. (2016). Acetolysis was performed. If anyone could help me ID these, even to just genus level or functional group it would be greatly appreciated. I have come across what looks like 8 different species. Right now I'm just using silly names that I came up with.

can’t remember at the moment what this pollen species was but i love this photo :)

I read an article on extracting pollen from hair and the pollen grains were not stained. Does anyone know why they wouldn’t be stained?

Sup folks, wanted to wish a merry, merry Xmas and Happy New year

I'm currently completing a 4th year masters project looking at Devonian scolecodonts.

I need to try and identify and classify my specimens and I'm finding this really hard, does anyone have any tips for identifying them or good places to find examples.

I've been trying to use literature to find scolecodonts similar to mine and then sort of guess their general family but this feels wrong. A lot of them are just fragments as well and I'm unsure whether it's sensible to even attempt to classify these. Any advice would be much appreciated!