Extremophile red alga, SEM

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of red alga (Cyanidium caldarium) from a volcanic lake. It lives in an extreme environment, that is hot and very acidic (pH ). Magnification: x800 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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