Spirulina algae under the Microscope

This is how my Spirulina samples look in the microscope. Sorry for all the camera movement. I recorded it with my cell phone and it was difficult to keep focus on the microscope lens. I will try and buy a special camera so future recordings have better quality. I don't remember the zoom size of the microscope. I do know it has 1600x, but I was using the 3rd magnitude (it has a 4th level of zooming which I usually use for scenedesmus which is smaller)

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Science & Technology

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• spirulina
• microscope
• cyanobacteria
• algae
• zoom

[melrobRTF]

Nice vid, hey about your scenedesmus strain: is it dimorphus or quadricauda? have you already been able to collect any oil from them? i have scenedesmus quadricauda it tends to double in 24 hours but only if it has sufficient nutrients witch are quite expensive...

[diegomusolino]

@melrobRTF Hey man, thanks for the prompt comment! I'm having some issues determining if it is quadricauda or dimorphus, so I'll upload the vid right now and if you know more than me of its structure, then you may be able to determine which one it is. I haven't collected any oil yet because I wasn't able to reproduce it in bigger proportions than an erlenmeyer.

[wallaguest1]

nicee